# Incident 20110404028369I: Airbus Industrie A320-232, New Orleans, LA, April 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2011, 07:25 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Louis Armstrong New Orleans In
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 29.9897° N, 90.2494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9897&lon=-90.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409UA-2024-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-232
- Reported engine: IAE V2500SERIES
- People aboard: 106
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,487 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA11IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11IA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110404028369I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APRIL 4, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 0725 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT) (UTC -5), AN AIRBUS A320-232, REGISTRATION N409UA,  OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES, INC., AS UNITED FLIGHT 497 (UA497) FAILED TO STOP WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19 AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (MSY) WHILE ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 AS A DOMESTIC AIR CARRIER FLIGHT, ORIGINATING IN MSY, WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (SFO).  THERE WERE 101 PASSENGERS AND 5 CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  WEATHER WAS IFR AND THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND CLEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA11IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11IA040), Apr 4, 2011: Airbus A320 (N409UA), New Orleans, LA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the captain's failure to properly recognize and manage the abnormal condition, resulting in it escalating to an in-flight emergency.

## Other reports on N409UA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971118038769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971118038769I), Nov 18, 1997: Airbus A320232 (N409UA), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on Tuesday, November 18, 1997, at 0739 local time, an Airbus A-320, N409UA, operated by united airlines, inc., on a flight from laguardia…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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