# NTSB MIA00LA232: Cessna P337H, N5HN, Alabaster, AL, August 5, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 5, 2000, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: Alabaster, AL - Coordinates: 33.219699, -86.820442 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2197&lon=-86.8204&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49908 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA00LA232 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49908/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA232 ## 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 point upon landing and landed long. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Miscellaneous/other, landing - aborted - go-around - initiated, pilot in command - Loss of engine power, climb - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - 2 engines - undetermined - Forced landing, emergency landing after takeoff - stall - intentional, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing after takeoff - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The pilot stated that he 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." He 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." The airplane had landed on runway 15, which was 3,797 feet long and 75 feet wide. The examinations of the engines and the propellers revealed no discrepancies. ## Factual narrative On August 5, 2000, about 0800 central daylight time, a Cessna P337H, N5HN, registered to and operated by a private owner as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed after attempting a go-around at the Shelby County Airport, Alabaster, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated pilot was not injured. Three passengers reported minor injuries. The airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight had originated from Gallatin, Tennessee, the same day at 0700. According to the pilot's statement, "...I 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. I 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." The airplane had landed on runway 15, which was 3,797 feet long and 75 feet wide. According to the FAA Inspector's statement their respective manufacturers examined the engines and propellers. The examinations revealed no discrepancies with the engines or propellers. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5HN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5HN-2001-04-13), registration cancelled 2001-04-13, S/N P3370321 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna P337H - Registry model: [Cessna P337H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (registry code 2075731) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P3370321 - Airframe hours: 2200 - Engines: Continental TISO-360-CB5 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Donald R. Mercer - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 30, 1999 - Departed: M33, GALLATIN, TN - Destination: EET, AL - Airport: EET, Shelby County, runway 15, 3,797 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,248 total, 1,014 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 163 °F, dew point 158 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: EET ## 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 20000805011439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000805011439A), Aug 5, 2000: Cessna P337H, Alabaster, AL, No damage. (-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… From the NTSB's public API. 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