Cessna 401A N531MH
12 November 2011 · Gladewater, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 November 2011 at about 22:35 local time, a Cessna 401A registered N531MH was involved in an accident near Gladewater, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gladewater, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gladewater Municipal Airport (07F)
- Coordinates
- 32.5239, -94.9697
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401A
- Registration
- N531MH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Natchitoches → Gladewater
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12LA061
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing and attempted go-around in a gusty crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While preparing to enter the traffic pattern, the pilot checked the wind on his weather-equipped global positioning system and also heard a wind update on the radio for the nearest weather facility. On the basis of the information obtained, the pilot understood that the current wind was from 170 degrees at 20 to 25 knots. He entered the traffic pattern in a left downwind for runway 14 and began to slow the airplane for landing. The pilot stated that when the airplane was on short final at an airspeed of about 120 knots, a gusting crosswind pushed it right of the runway centerline. The airplane began to descend rapidly, and the pilot added full power in an attempt to go around. However, the airplane rolled to the right, and the airplane crashed on the right side of the runway. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2010 | Cessna 401 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Global Data Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 2012 | Cessna 401 | Chanute, Kansas, United States | Private Individual | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Nov 2014 | Cessna 401A | Fulton, Missouri, United States | Heartland Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2016 | Cessna 401 | Antalaha, Madagascar | - | Unknown | - |
| 28 Aug 2006 | Cessna 401A | Whick, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 4 Oct 2017 | Cessna 401 | Salters, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2011 | Cessna 172N | Andrews, Texas, United States | Stephan Warren Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Cessna 172 | Greenville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Cessna 310K | Angleton, Texas, United States | Arthur Hale Consulting/Instruction, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2011 | Cessna 305A | Fredericksburg, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Fisher LANCAIR | Azle, Texas, United States | Adastral LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Mooney M20K | Cresson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |