# NTSB FTW82DA326: Cessna 337D, N86435, Gladewater, TX, August 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 12, 1982, 22:30 local (Aug 13, 1982, 03:30 UTC)
- Place: Gladewater, TX
- Coordinates: 32.539451, -94.939926 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5395&lon=-94.9399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA326
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70834/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA326

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of experience, pilot in command
  - propeller system/accessories,blade - overload
  - propeller system/accessories,blade - bent
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Overrun, landing
  - abort - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A NIGHT LANDING, NOSE HIGH AND DRAGGED THE REAR PROPELLER. IN ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND, HE DRAGGED A WING AND DECIDED TO ABORT. DURING THE ABORTED GO-AROUND, HE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT ON ROUGH, BRUSHY TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NEEDED MORE NIGHT TRAINING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86435](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86435-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 337-1185, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337D
- Registry model: [Cessna 337D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (registry code 2075717) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 337-1185
- Airframe hours: 52
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-A/B 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: John Langley Equipment Company
- Registered owner: John Langley Equipment Company
- Departed: GILMER, TX
- Destination: GLADEWATER, TX
- Airport: 07F, Gladewater, runway 13, 3,300 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 259 total, 64 in this make and model, 259 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 180 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820812065849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820812065849A), Aug 12, 1982: Cessna 337D, Gladewater, TX, Substantial damage. Bumped tail and rear prop on nose high landing. Wing hit runway on go around. Aborted takeoff. Ran off runway end.

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.

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