# Accident 19990206014529A: Socata TB9, Cahokia, IL, February 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1999, 15:41 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5694° N, 90.1692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5694&lon=-90.1692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544PC-2013-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB 9 TAMPICO (registry code 8680694, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-9-tampico) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB9
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990206014529A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON FEBRUARY 6, 1999, AT 1541 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A SOCATA TB 9 TAMPICO, N544PC, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH A FOX HOLE AFTER OVERRUNNING THE RUNWAY DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING ON  RUNWAY 30R (3,800' X 75') AT THE ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN-PARKS AIRPORT, CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN-PARKS AIRPORT, CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS.                                                           (.4) THE NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A TOUCH AND GO.  THE CONTROLLER THEN STATED '...MAKE THIS A FULL STOP I'LL CALL YOUR DEPARTURE ROLL.'  THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONTROLLER MEANT, BUT HE DID NOT QUESTION THE CLEARANCE.  HE STATED HE INTENDED ON MAKING A FULL STOP AND TURNING OFF ONTO THE TAXIWAY.  WHEN NEARING THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PILOT FOR TAKEOFF.  THE PILOT APPLIED POWER THEN REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING FOR A TAKEOFF.  HE REDUCED POWER, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED A HOLE IN THE TERRAIN. THE ATC HANDBOOK STATES THE PHRASEOLOBY 'STOP-AND-GO' SHOULD BE USED FOR SPACING AND SEQUENCING TRAFFIC.

## 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 CHI99LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA087), Feb 6, 1999: Socata TB 9 Tampico (N544PC), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to initiate the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining. A factor associated with the accident was pilot's failure to obtain clarification from the controller…

## Other reports on N544PC (1)

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

- [Incident 20060421007459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060421007459I), Apr 21, 2006: Socata TB9 (N544PC), Cahokia, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Student and instructor were practicing a soft field take off. The nose of the aircraft came up rapidly and the aircraft veered to the left. The…

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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