# Accident 20240501007619A: Cessna 172H, Belle Chase, LA, May 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2024, 10:08 local time
- Place: Belle Chase, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.8200° N, 90.0200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8200&lon=-90.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2782L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2782L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,738 total, 61 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240501007619A

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT WERE LANDING THE AIRPLANE IN A WATERWAY/CANAL. UPON TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CONTACTING THE WATERWAY/CANAL IMBANKMENT CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO COME TO A REST ON IT'S PROPELLER NOSE CONE AND FLOAT NOSES WITH THE TAIL IN THE VERTICAL 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 CEN24LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA186), May 1, 2024: Cessna 172H (N2782L), Belle Chasse, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate landing flare by the flight instructor that resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with terrain.

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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