Chatham Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Chatham, Massachusetts 02633
Wednesday, July 20, 2005 13:15 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane overflew trees at the approach end of the runway before it landed hard, bounced, and "porpoised" as it continued down the runway. The propeller struck the pavement during the fourth bounce. The pilot reported that there were no deficiencies with the performance and handling of the airplane. The winds at the time of the accident were variable at 3 to 5 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/20/2005
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1315
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Chatham
Event State MASSACHUSETTS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 02633
Event Date Year 2005
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 414130N
Event Location Longitude 0695937W
Event Location Airport Chatham Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KCQX
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 68
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1252 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID CQX
Elevation of weather observation facility 68
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 31
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.91
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 19995
NTSB Notification Source Lexington FSDO
NTSB Notification Date Jul 28 2005 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Aug 29 2006 3:49PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Lexington, MA

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N1328N
NTSB Number IAD05LA111
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182T
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number T18208403
Certified Max Gross Weight 3112
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection Jun 1 2005 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 36
Airframe Hours 36
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Catham Air LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Chatham
Aircraft Owner State MA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 02633
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Carmine Giardini
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Hobe Sounds
Operator State FL
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 33455
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code ACK
Departure City NANTUCKET
Departure State MA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1250
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code CQX
Destination City Chatham
Destination State MA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - flare/touchdown
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 28 2006 10:04AM
User who most recently changed record ANDJ
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 06
Runway Length 3001
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --