# Accident 20040207005729A: Cessna 172N, Cahokia, IL, February 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2004, 12:52 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5708° N, 90.1561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5708&lon=-90.1561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738EJ-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040207005729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON THE COMPLETION OF TWO (2) TOUCH & GO TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS, INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) AND STUDENT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THEIR THIRD ATTEMPT. IP STATED THAT IT APPEARED THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS FLYING WOULD CLEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY ON HIS LANDING MANEUVER. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AND THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCKA 1.5 FOOT (APPROXIMATE) SNOW BANK AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER GROUND CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI04CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA067), Feb 7, 2004: Cessna 172N (N738EJ), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor which lead to the student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the snowbank during the landing. The snowbank was a factor.

## Other reports on N738EJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20000205011769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000205011769A), Feb 5, 2000: Cessna 172N (N738EJ), St Louis, MO, No damage. (-23) While executing a touch and go manuever the pilot lost control of a/c during acceleration on takeoff. A/d departed the runway with takeoff power applied…

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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