# Accident 20030103003219A: Cessna 182S, Alton/St Louis, IL, January 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2003, 12:27 local time
- Place: Alton/St Louis, IL
- Airport: St Louis Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8903° N, 90.0461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8903&lon=-90.0461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2724R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2724R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 27 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030103003219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING NORMAL TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 35 WHICH WAS WET WITH PATCHES OF STANDING WATER DUE TO MELTING SNOW, WINDS WERE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE, THE PILOT THEN RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CENTERLINE AND ADDED POWER FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY RECONFIGURED FOR A NORMAL TOUCH AND GO, LEAVING THE FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES INSTEAD OF THE 0 DEGREES AS TAUGHT BY THE INSTRUCTOR. UPON ADDING POWER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT COUNTERED WITH THE RIGHT RUDDER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RUDDER SEEMED TO BE INEFFECTIVE AND RIGHT BRAKING WAS NOT APPLIED. THE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED THE HARD PACKED SNOW AREA. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL RAN UP ON A SNOW BANK CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A TAIL HIGH CONDITION (APPROX 45-50 DEGREES) CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND TRAVELED APPROX. 200 FEET AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY RESTING AT A HEADING OF APPROX 090 DEGREES 20 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THERIGHT WING TIP, PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR.

## 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 CHI03LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA045), Jan 3, 2003: Cessna 182S (N2724R), Alton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the wet, icy runway conditions and the presence of the snowbank.

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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