# Incident 20120519008511I: Cessna 172N, Vinyard Haven, MA, May 19, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2012, 00:40 local time
- Place: Vinyard Haven, MA
- Airport: Martha'S Vinyard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4572° N, 70.6075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vineyard Haven, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4572&lon=-70.6075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519008511I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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