# Accident 20100408032119A: American Ch 7GCAA, St. Louis, MO, April 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: St. Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7267° N, 90.5081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7267&lon=-90.5081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1957C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CH 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,839 total, 102 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100408032119A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. RONALD DILLARD, SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE ON DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 25R AT CREVE COEUR AIRPORT (1H0). MS. CARY FLETCHER WAS THE PILOT ON THE CONTROLS. MS. FLETCHER INIATED A TURN TO THE RIGHT (BASE) AND THEN A TURN TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 25R. THE STRONG CROSSWIND COMPONENT DRIFTED THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS RUNWAY 25 R TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY 25L. MR. DILLARD ANNOUNCED POWER RECOVERY. MS. FLETCHER FAILED TO RESPOND. MR. DILLARD TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ADDED FULLPOWER. THE AIRCFAT WAS TOO LOW TO COMPLETE THE SUCCESSFUL POWER RECOVERY AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ABOUT 30 YARDS, SPUN APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGRESS FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 25L. THE NEARBY METAR REPORTS FOR KSUS AND KSTL AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE AS FOLLOWS: KSUS 081654Z 30012G16KT 10SM SCT050 13/02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 TO1330022. KSTL 081651Z 32016G19KT 10SM SCT030 13/02 A2992 AO2 SLP 132 TO1330022. NOTE: 1H0 DOES NOT HAVE WEATHER REPORTING CAPABILITY.

## 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 CEN10CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA197), Apr 8, 2010: American Champion 7GCAA (N1957C), Creve Couer, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to go-around during a simulated engine failure and the instructor pilot's delay in remedial actions.

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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