# NTSB CEN25LA136: Cessna 175A, N8000T, Lakeview, AR, March 13, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 13, 2025, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Lakeview, AR - Coordinates: 36.348662, -92.556801 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3487&lon=-92.5568&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 199912 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA136 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199912/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199912 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA136 ## Probable cause The pilot landed short of the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition; cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 175A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=2072504), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot intended to land at an unfamiliar airport, which featured a grass landing surface and rising terrain that led to the approach end of the runway. While on approach, he was unable to differentiate where the grass approach area ended and the runway began. He landed short of the runway into the rising terrain, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse and propeller strike. During the accident sequence the airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount, firewall, and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8000T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8000T), registered now, S/N 56700 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A - Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 56700 - Year built: 1960 - Airframe hours: 1873.3 - Engines: Continental Motors GO300-C 175 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2025, 1.5 hours before - Departed: M48, HOUSTON, MO - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 3M0, Gastons, runway 24, 3,200 × 55 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 15, 2024; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 2,591 total, 54 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 9 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.69 inHg - Observed at: KBPK, 4 nm away - METAR: KBPK 132253Z AUTO 20009G15KT 10SM CLR 27/04 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP045 T02720039 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250313003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250313003239A), Mar 13, 2025: Cessna 175A, Lakeview, AR, Substantial damage. The investigating aviation safety inspector (ASI) contacted PIC of the accident aircraft. The aircraft departed houston memorial airport (M48) for a day trip… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 5, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199912. 5.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 319 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18706092&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� FAA statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 69 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18706009&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20-%20FAA%20Inspectors%20Statement-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 5 pages, 4 photos, 5.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18705344&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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