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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Port Townsend, WA · February 26, 1998

Date
February 26, 1998 · 14:00 local
Place
Port Townsend, WA
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7620M
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA98LA041
Reported as
Cessna 175
Reported engine
Continental GO300C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total150 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed 165FT from end of runway into trees and a road. Failed to go around. (.4) during a landing on a damp 1700-foot grass runway, the pilot overran the runway, hit a ditch, bounced over a road, and ended up in a ditch on the other side of the road.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED 165FT FROM END OF RUNWAY INTO TREES AND A ROAD. FAILED TO GO AROUND. (.4) DURING A LANDING ON A DAMP 1700-FOOT GRASS RUNWAY, THE PILOT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH, BOUNCED OVER A ROAD, AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.