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FTW84LA267

1984-06-09 · SUGARLAND, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SGR

N850MA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 560, built 1999), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE SHORT FLIGHT FROM HOBBY TO HULL AIRPORT WAS CONDUCTED IN VFR CONDITIONS. A VISUAL APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 17 AT HULL AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS HIGH ON THE APPROACH PATH WHEN HE TURNED TO THE FINAL APPROACH HEADING. HE REDUCED POWER TO DESCEND TO THE PROPER GLIDE PATH. THEN NOTICED THAT HIS RATE OF DESCENT OF ABOUT 900 FPM. POWER WAS ADDED TO CHECK THE DESCENT RATE. WHEN THE FLAPS WERE LOWERED FROM 20 DEGREES TO 40 DEGREES, ON SHORT FINAL, THE DESCENT RATE AGAIN INCREASED AND AGAIN PWR WAS ADDED AND THE NOSE RAISED TO SLOW THE DESCENT RATE. THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 75 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED BY THE RAILROAD TIES ON THE BANK OF A CANAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW84LA267.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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