# Accident 20111112027299A: Cessna 401A, Gladewater, TX, November 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gladewater, TX
- Airport: Gladewater Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5239° N, 94.9697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5239&lon=-94.9697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531MH-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111112027299A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2011 APPROXIMATELY 2630 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 401, N531HM, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DESTROYED DURING AN ABORTED GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 14 AT GLADEWATER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (07F). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS PERSONAL AND WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND 4 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD, ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT (IER) NATCHITOCHES, LA, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO GLADEWATER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (07F), GLADEWATER TEXAS. THE NTSB, CONTINENTAL MOTORS INC, AND THE CESSNA ACCIDENT INVESTEGATORS CONDUCTED A TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINES AND AIRFRAME WITH NO ABNORMALITIES INDICATED WITH THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINES.

## 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 CEN12LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA061), Nov 12, 2011: Cessna 401A (N531MH), Gladewater, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing and attempted go-around in a gusty crosswind.

## Other reports on N531MH (1)

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

- [Incident 20020917036549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020917036549I), Sep 17, 2002: Cessna 401A (N531MH), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) Witness reported seeing Cessna CE-401 N531MH depart Eagle Creek airport without any lights after dark. Air traffic control was only able to skin paint…

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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