NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN21LA282
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath during the landing approach, which led to an impact with a fence.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that while on approach to land, he allowed the airplane to get too low and struck a fence before the approach end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Descent/approach/glide path-Not attained/maintained
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Fence/fence post-Not specified
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2021_CEN21LA282.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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