Cessna P337H accident near Alabaster, Alabama, August 5, 2000
On August 5, 2000 at about 1:00 pm local time, a Cessna P337H, registered N5HN, was substantially damaged in an accident near Alabaster, Alabama (Shelby County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 3 people had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 5, 2000 · about 1:00 pm local time
- Place
- Alabaster, Alabama · Shelby County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 3 people had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna P337H · all P337Hs on the register
- Registration
- N5HN · registry record · serial P3370321
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,248 hours in all; 1,014 in this make and model; 46 in the last 90 days; 28 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 30, 1999
- Maximum gross weight: 4,700 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TISO-360-CB5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: M33 Gallatin TN at 12:00 pm
- Destination: EET AL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 3,797 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 163°F (73°C), dew point 158°F (70°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:53 pm from EET
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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