# Accident 20070216002609A: Cessna 172S, St Louis, MO, February 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2007, 17:12 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: S52S
- Location: 38.6619° N, 90.6519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6619&lon=-90.6519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 115 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070216002609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RWY 8L AT SPIRIT OF SAINT LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS) ON 2-16-07 AT 1712. THE WINDS WERE CROSSWIND TO THE RUNWAY AT 170 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. UPON LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE DOWN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE DRIFTING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, WING SPAR, AND PROPELLER.

## 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 CHI07CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA074), Feb 16, 2007: Cessna 172S (N270JA), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the gusting crosswind conditions and the snow covered ground.

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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