# Accident 20080207011029A: Piper PA44180, Cahokia/St Lou, IL, February 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2008, 19:54 local time
- Place: Cahokia/St Lou, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5706° N, 90.1561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5706&lon=-90.1561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554PC-2008-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 746 total, 97 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207011029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2008, AIRCRAFT N554PC WAS ON A 14 CFR PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT PERFORMING A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE NIGHT CIRCLING MANEUVER. UPON TURNING FINAL THE STUDENT PILOT DEVIATED FROM THE LANDING PROFILE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DETERMINED THE MANEUVER WAS NOT PROCEEDING AS PLANNED, TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT, IN NORMAL LANDING CONFIGURATION, IMPACTED THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 12R/30L AND TAXIWAY B IN A LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE IMPACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE GRASS, CROSSED TAXIWAY B, AND CAME TO REST NORTH OF THE TAXIWAY BETWEEN TAXIWAYS B2 AND B3. THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDED A BENT LEFT WING, SEPARATION OF THE LH LANDING GEAR, NOSE DAMAGE, AND A BUCKLED RIGHT WING.

## 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 CHI08CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA078), Feb 8, 2008: Piper PA-44-180 (N554PC), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to correct for proper runway alignment during final approach and his failure to maintain aircraft control during his subsequent go-around. Contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N554PC (1)

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

- [Incident 20060421006739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060421006739I), Apr 21, 2006: Piper PA44180 (N554PC), Cahokia, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor ^priv^ and student ^privac^ were practicing take offs & landings. Upon touch down on mains, both instructor and student reported that nose of…

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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