Cessna 172 N365CP

Summary

On 21 May 2020 at about 19:20 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N365CP, operated by Barr Air Patrol Llc, was involved in an accident near Houma, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 May 2020 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Houma, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Houma-Terrebonne (HUM)

Coordinates

29.5664, -90.6606

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N365CP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Barr Air Patrol Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houma → Houma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA195

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a ground obstacle during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot and passenger were returning to the airport after completing the pipeline patrol. As the airplane approached the airport, the pilot listened to the recorded weather and contacted the air traffic control tower. The reported wind was steady at 12 to 15 kts from 170°. The pilot was cleared to land on runway 18, and the pilot stated that he "set up for a short field landing in order to make the first taxiway on the right." He said that just before getting to the threshold of the runway, the wind "either quit or abruptly reduced" and the plane started to "sink" rapidly. The pilot thought he had cleared the runway threshold lights and added "a little" back pressure on the flight control yolk. The airplane's left horizontal stabilizer struck a runway threshold light resulting in substantial damage. The pilot indicated that there were no airplane mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.