20260520005969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Houma, LA · May 20, 2026

Date
May 20, 2026 · 18:00 local
Place
Houma, LA
Airport
Houma Terrebonne
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4666V
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Interviewed the pilot involved it the incident. The pilot stated that at "approx. 18:00 he was coming in from working over the fishing grounds because of weather. It was a smooth flight until he was about 5 miles final of runway 36 when he hit wind shear. He went from 135 knots ground speed to 105 knots and dropped a couple hundred ft. he was in turbulence and had his focus on keeping the airplane flying straight and level. As he approached the runway he wanted to keep his speed up to avoid any further down drafts or cross winds. He put 1 notch of flaps in and kept his speed up. He got distracted while all this was happening and did not put his gear down. As he was over the runway he was at 90-95KNOTS. Airspeed with about 14" manifold pressure. He did not hear the horn go off until it was too late and he was already on the ground sliding. At that point he immediately pulled power and mixture and slid to a stop"

As the FAA filed it

INTERVIEWED THE PILOT INVOLVED IT THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT "APPROX. 18:00 HE WAS COMING IN FROM WORKING OVER THE FISHING GROUNDS BECAUSE OF WEATHER. IT WAS A SMOOTH FLIGHT UNTIL HE WAS ABOUT 5 MILES FINAL OF RUNWAY 36 WHEN HE HIT WIND SHEAR. HE WENT FROM 135 KNOTS GROUND SPEED TO 105 KNOTS AND DROPPED A COUPLE HUNDRED FT. HE WAS IN TURBULENCE AND HAD HIS FOCUS ON KEEPING THE AIRPLANE FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY HE WANTED TO KEEP HIS SPEED UP TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DOWN DRAFTS OR CROSS WINDS. HE PUT 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS IN AND KEPT HIS SPEED UP. HE GOT DISTRACTED WHILE ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING AND DID NOT PUT HIS GEAR DOWN. AS HE WAS OVER THE RUNWAY HE WAS AT 90-95KNOTS. AIRSPEED WITH ABOUT 14" MANIFOLD PRESSURE. HE DID NOT HEAR THE HORN GO OFF UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE AND HE WAS ALREADY ON THE GROUND SLIDING. AT THAT POINT HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED POWER AND MIXTURE AND SLID TO A STOP"