Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to control the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, while landing, the airplane encountered an “updraft” which “lifted” the airplane. The airplane subsequently came down and made a hard bounce. The pilot corrected, flared a second time, and landed the airplane. During the landing rollout, as he released back pressure, the propeller struck the runway. The pilot shut the airplane down, exited, and noticed the nose landing gear was gone. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN21LA166 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Mar 24, 2021
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Laredo, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Laredo International Airport (LRD)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 207A
- N-number
- N9177M
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.