19990516047249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · St Louis, MO · May 16, 1999

Date: May 16, 1999 · 18:00 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N738WK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA154
Reported as: Cessna R182
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 205 total4 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N738WKRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200969 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) The pilot stated he was landing on runway 08L with a crosswind which varied from 170 to 210 degrees, at 10 to 15 knots. The airplane bounced on touchdown and he recovered by bringing the airplane back to the runway on all three landing gear. He stated the airspeed was high and the it 'quickly veered' off the left side of the runway into the grass. He aborted the landing and during the initial climb, the airplane contacted the metal supports for a temporary fence which was located about 20 to 30 yards from the runway. Substantial damage resulted to the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot continued the takeoff and returned to land without incident. (-23) aircraft touched down off runway during landing, contacting two fence posts, damaging the propeller, both horizontal stabilizers, and causing miscellaneous damage along the length of the lower aircraft fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 08L WITH A CROSSWIND WHICH VARIED FROM 170 TO 210 DEGREES, AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND HE RECOVERED BY BRINGING THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE RUNWAY ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. HE STATED THE AIRSPEED WAS HIGH AND THE IT 'QUICKLY VEERED' OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. HE ABORTED THE LANDING AND DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE METAL SUPPORTS FOR A TEMPORARY FENCE WHICH WAS LOCATED ABOUT 20 TO 30 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. (-23) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING, CONTACTING TWO FENCE POSTS, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, AND CAUSING MISCELLANEOUS DAMAGE ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE LOWER AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChesterfield, MOthe pilot's failure to attain clearance over the fence. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a loss of directional control, the crosswind, and the fence posts.May 16, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N738WK · 2

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

Incident 20120110000689ILanding: Touchdown · Waukesha, WIAircraft failed to get a positive nose gear indication in preparation for landing. Instructor pilot, (CFI), performed two go arounds, each time receiving an intermittent nose gear indication. Tower stated gear appeared to be down. Upon landing rollout, nose…Jan 10, 2012 · Minor damage Incident 19910531029299IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Annapolis, MDPilot landed downwind on inactive runway. Used brakes but ran off end of runway into chain link fence.May 31, 1991 · Minor damage