# Accident 19990120044849A: Cessna 172R, St Louis, MO, January 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1999, 18:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6506° N, 90.5310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6506&lon=-90.5310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4172P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4172P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990120044849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTING DUAL INSTRUCTION ALNDED THE A/C ON RUNWAY 26R AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS). AS HE APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND TURN LEFT ONTO A TAXIWAY, THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WAS INEFFECTIVE IN APPLYING THE RIGHT BRAKE, THE A/C SUBSEQUENTLY VEERING LEFT AND CONTACTING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ON A SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY JUST SHORT OF THE INTENDED TAXIWAY. DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRIKING THE GROUND AS THE A/C CAME TO A STOP WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STUCK IN THE SNOWBANK. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT HAVE THE USUAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED WITH A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BRAKE SYSTEM. SUBSEQUENTINSPECTION BY A COMPANY MECHANIC CONFIRMED"..THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WAS FLAT.." PER THE MECHANICS STATEMENT.

## 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 CHI99LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA071), Jan 20, 1999: Cessna 172R (N4172P), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to this accident were the snow covered grassy field area along the side of the runway and the pile of snow.

## Other reports on N4172P (1)

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

- [Accident 20080916849219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080916849219A), Sep 16, 2008: Cessna 172R (N4172P), Brunswick, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing the aircraft sustained substansive damage after impacting runway at an excessive rate of descent.

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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