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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Vinyard Haven, MA · May 19, 2012

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Date
May 19, 2012 · 00:40 local
Place
Vinyard Haven, MA
Airport
Martha'S Vinyard
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N737DP
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
111 total50 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N737DPRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269340 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated he found himself 200 feet higher than he should be at the runway threshhold. By the time he touched downhe realized he did not have enough runway to initiate a go-around. He stated he was familiar with the grass field beyond the end of the runway and elected to use it to continue the landing. After landing the pilot elected to taxi thru the grass overrun area towards a unlite ramp area. He passed two parked aircraft and impacted the third. He thenshut the engine down and deplaned the passengers.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE FOUND HIMSELF 200 FEET HIGHER THAN HE SHOULD BE AT THE RUNWAY THRESHHOLD. BY THE TIME HE TOUCHED DOWNHE REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. HE STATED HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE GRASS FIELD BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO USE IT TO CONTINUE THE LANDING.AFTER LANDING THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAXI THRU THE GRASS OVERRUN AREA TOWARDS A UNLITE RAMP AREA. HE PASSED TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE THIRD. HE THENSHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS.