# Accident 20000805011439A: Cessna P337H, Alabaster, AL, August 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2000, 08:10 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2197° N, 86.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2197&lon=-86.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5HN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5HN-2001-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P337H (registry code 2075731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P337H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000805011439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. MERCER STATED:LANDED LONG AND DECIDED TO MAKE A STANDARD GO-AROUND WITH FULL RPM AND MIXTURE. THE ENGINES DID NOT PRODUCE THE NECESSARY POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. MADE THE DECISION NOT TO LAND IN THE NOSE DOWN POSITION AND AT THE LAST SECONDS PULLED THE NOSE UP FOR A FULL STALL LANDING. (-19)                                                                      ON AUGUST 05, 2000, ABOUT 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P337H, N5HN, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER AS TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED AFTER A GO-AROUND IN ALABASTER, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GALVESTON, TEXAS, THE SAME DAY AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 33, AND WAS TOO FAST. HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND, BUT IMPACTED THE GROUND BEYOND THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FURROW. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE, STATED THAT HE FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE THROTTLE OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE PUSHED FULL FORWARD     AND THE THROTTLE OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON THE IDLE POSITION.

## 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 MIA00LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA232), Aug 5, 2000: Cessna P337H (N5HN), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing and subsequent impact with the ground. A factor in this accident was that the pilot did not obtain the proper touchdown…

## Other reports on N5HN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870104004069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870104004069I), Jan 4, 1987: Cessna P337H (N5HN), Farmingdale, NY. Returned after loss of oil pressure on rear engine. Found leaking propeller accumulator.

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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