# Accident 19990516047249A: Cessna R182, St Louis, MO, May 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1999, 18:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6508° N, 90.5805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6508&lon=-90.5805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738WK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738WK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 4 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990516047249A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI99LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA154), May 16, 1999: Cessna R182 (N738WK), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N738WK (2)

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

- [Incident 20120110000689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120110000689I), Jan 10, 2012: Cessna R182 (N738WK), Waukesha, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft failed to get a positive nose gear indication in preparation for landing. Instructor pilot, (CFI), performed two go arounds, each time receiving an…
- [Incident 19910531029299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531029299I), May 31, 1991: Cessna R182 (N738WK), Annapolis, MD, Minor damage. Pilot landed downwind on inactive runway. Used brakes but ran off end of runway into chain link fence.

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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