# Accident 19980226001889A: Cessna 175, Port Townsend, WA, February 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0310° N, 122.8406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0310&lon=-122.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7620M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7620M-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980226001889A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 SEA98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA041), Feb 26, 1998: Cessna 175 (N7620M), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and speed during landing. A factor was the wet grass runway.

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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