Accident Cessna 337D N86435, Thursday 12 August 1982

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Date:	Thursday 12 August 1982
Time:	22:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 337D
Owner/operator:	John Langley Equipment Company
Registration:	N86435
MSN:	337-1185
Year of manufacture:	1969
Total airframe hrs:	52 hours
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-360-A/B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Gladewater, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Gilmer, TX
Destination airport:	Gladewater, TX
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
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.

Probable Cause:

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