# Accident 20030806018919A: Cessna 337F, Las Cruces, NM, August 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2003, 06:45 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2844° N, 106.9175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2844&lon=-106.9175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8921M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8921M-2005-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337F (registry code 2075725, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337F
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030806018919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 6, 2003, AT 0645 MDT, A CESSNA 337F, N8921M, REGISTERED TO ADVENTURE LEASING, STRUCK THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 MDT. THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD TAKEN OFF FROM RUNWAY 12, FLOWN THE PATTERN ONCE, TOUCHED DOWN ON THE FIRST TOUCH & GO AND ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. HE SAID WHILE STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL AT 3 TO 5 FEET OFF THE GROUND, HE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RESTORE POWER. WHEN HE KNEW THE PLANE WAS GOING TO HIT THE GROUND, HE CUT POWER AND BRACED FOR IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED "2 OR 3 TIMES" AND CAME TO REST FACING WEST ABOUT 300 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 22 AND 1100 FEET EAST OF THE INTERSECION OF 12 AND 22. HE SHUT OFF ALL POWER AND FUEL AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN03LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA140), Aug 6, 2003: Cessna 337F (N8921M), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Lack of adequate power from the rear engine for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during take-off. A contributing factor to the accident was the low altitude.

## Other reports on N8921M (1)

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

- [Incident 19800417049339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049339I), Apr 17, 1980: Cessna 337F (N8921M), Coffeyville, KS, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear before landing.

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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