# Accident 19900507020829A: Cessna 172A, Pocomoke, MD, May 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Pocomoke, MD
- Airport: Murphy Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0609° N, 75.5606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0609&lon=-75.5606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7746T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7746T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,679 total, 800 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900507020829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON SHORT STRIP ON SECOND TRY. UNABLE TO STOP,RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA044), May 7, 1990: Cessna 172A (N7746T), Pocomoke, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWWN POINT DURING THE LANDING. THE DITCH WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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