20030305001859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · South St Paul, MN · March 5, 2003

Date
March 5, 2003 · 15:28 local
Place
South St Paul, MN
Airport
South St Paul Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
KN8S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35307
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA079
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot in traffic pattern and local flight performing touch and go landings on runway 16 @ south st. Paul fleming field (ksgs), South St Paul, MN. The pilot's last planned landing was stated as slightly off center to left, pilot corrected with right rudder, over-correcting to right and put aircraft into snow-row on west edge of runway. Pilot attempted to correct with left rudder, but too late into event. Aircraft wheeled up on right main and over-turned onto snow pack, coming to rest adjacent to runway and 2000 feet from threshold of 4000 foot runway. Pilot was un-injured. Minor damage limited to propeller, rear fuselage forward of empenage assy, top portion of vertical fin. Substantial damage to left wing rear spar is present. A letter specifying no-solo until additional flight instruction and endorsement has been issued to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LOCAL FLIGHT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 16 @ SOUTH ST. PAUL FLEMING FIELD (KSGS), SOUTH ST PAUL, MN. THE PILOT'S LAST PLANNED LANDING WAS STATED AS SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER TO LEFT, PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, OVER-CORRECTING TO RIGHT AND PUT AIRCRAFT INTO SNOW-ROW ON WEST EDGE OF RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER, BUT TOO LATE INTO EVENT. AIRCRAFT WHEELED UP ON RIGHT MAIN AND OVER-TURNED ONTO SNOW PACK, COMING TO REST ADJACENT TO RUNWAY AND 2000 FEET FROM THRESHOLD OF 4000 FOOT RUNWAY. PILOT WAS UN-INJURED. MINOR DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER, REAR FUSELAGE FORWARD OF EMPENAGE ASSY, TOP PORTION OF VERTICAL FIN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING REAR SPAR IS PRESENT. A LETTER SPECIFYING NO-SOLO UNTIL ADDITIONAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND ENDORSEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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