Runway excursion Accident Cessna 175 N7620M, Thursday 26 February 1998

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Date:	Thursday 26 February 1998
Time:	16:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 175
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N7620M
MSN:	55920
Year of manufacture:	1959
Total airframe hrs:	2936 hours
Engine model:	Continental GO300C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Port Townsend, WA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Lebanon, OR (S30)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
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.

Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and speed during landing. A factor was the wet grass runway.

Accident investigation: