What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Summary of the event: the airplane departed taunton municipal airport (ktan) and flew toward Provincetown Municipal Airport (kpvc). The pilot was advised by airport employees via the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) that kpvc was closed for snow removal but would reopen shortly. The pilot acknowledged and began maneuvering, heading back to the west. ADS-B data showed the plane then flew toward marshfield municipal airport (kghg), where data was briefly lost during an approach before resuming as the airplane climbed away.
The airplane then headed back toward kpvc, with the pilot communicating an inbound status for runway 25, entering the right downwind. No further communications were received. ADS-B data was lost on the final approach, about 600 feet prior to the threshold indicating 0 feet altitude and 63 knot ground speed. Over the runway, about 1500 feet past the runway 25 threshold ADS-B data was received again with the altitude fluctuating up to 75 feet and ground speed of 80KNOTS. Surveillance video (1) captured the aircraft crossing the runway 25 threshold at approximately 25 feet and apparently fast, drifting up to about 40-50 feet of altitude as it exited the view about 300-400 feet past the threshold. Another surveillance video (2) showed the aircraft proceeding down the runway at about 50-75 feet, where beyond the ½ point of the runway it descended steeply impacting the runway and bouncing. This was little more than 2,000 feet past the runway 25 threshold. It contacted the runway a second time, about 500 feet past the first impact, before sliding to a stop. Smoke can then be seen a few seconds later. There were no witnesses to the accident itself, but smoke was noticed by an airport employee, nearby park ranger and others in the area.
As the FAA filed it
SUMMARY OF THE EVENT: THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED TAUNTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KTAN) AND FLEW TOWARD PROVINCETOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KPVC). THE PILOT WAS ADVISED BY AIRPORT EMPLOYEES VIA THE COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY (CTAF) THAT KPVC WAS CLOSED FOR SNOW REMOVAL BUT WOULD REOPEN SHORTLY. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED AND BEGAN MANEUVERING, HEADING BACK TO THE WEST. ADS-B DATA SHOWED THE PLANE THEN FLEW TOWARD MARSHFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGHG), WHERE DATA WAS BRIEFLY LOST DURING AN APPROACH BEFORE RESUMING AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED AWAY.
THE AIRPLANE THEN HEADED BACK TOWARD KPVC, WITH THE PILOT COMMUNICATING AN INBOUND STATUS FOR RUNWAY 25, ENTERING THE RIGHT DOWNWIND. NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED. ADS-B DATA WAS LOST ON THE FINAL APPROACH, ABOUT 600 FEET PRIOR TO THE THRESHOLD INDICATING 0 FEET ALTITUDE AND 63 KNOT GROUND SPEED. OVER THE RUNWAY, ABOUT 1500 FEET PAST THE RUNWAY 25 THRESHOLD ADS-B DATA WAS RECEIVED AGAIN WITH THE ALTITUDE FLUCTUATING UP TO 75 FEET AND GROUND SPEED OF 80KNOTS. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO (1) CAPTURED THE AIRCRAFT CROSSING THE RUNWAY 25 THRESHOLD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AND APPARENTLY FAST, DRIFTING UP TO ABOUT 40-50 FEET OF ALTITUDE AS IT EXITED THE VIEW ABOUT 300-400 FEET PAST THE THRESHOLD. ANOTHER SURVEILLANCE VIDEO (2) SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDING DOWN THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 50-75 FEET, WHERE BEYOND THE ½ POINT OF THE RUNWAY IT DESCENDED STEEPLY IMPACTING THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCING. THIS WAS LITTLE MORE THAN 2,000 FEET PAST THE RUNWAY 25 THRESHOLD. IT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME, ABOUT 500 FEET PAST THE FIRST IMPACT, BEFORE SLIDING TO A STOP. SMOKE CAN THEN BE SEEN A FEW SECONDS LATER. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT ITSELF, BUT SMOKE WAS NOTICED BY AN AIRPORT EMPLOYEE, NEARBY PARK RANGER AND OTHERS IN THE AREA.
NTSB investigation
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