# Accident 20030305001859A: Cessna 172R, South St Paul, MN, March 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2003, 15:28 local time
- Place: South St Paul, MN
- Airport: South St Paul Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KN8S
- Location: 45.8572° N, 93.0328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8572&lon=-93.0328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35307 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030305001859A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA079), Mar 5, 2003: Cessna 172R (N35307), St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control by the solo student pilot. A factor to the accident was the excessive speed during landing.

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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