# Accident 20111208029079A: Shook Mark S RANS S-12, Festus, MO, December 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1950° N, 90.3856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1950&lon=-90.3856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7138K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7138K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shook Mark S RANS S-12 (registry code 05626VH, https://openairdocs.org/model/shook-mark-s-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHOOK MARK S RANS S-12
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 1 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111208029079A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/8/2011, N7138K (RANS S-12 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT) CRASHED NEAR FESTUS MEMORIAL AIRPORT (FES) IN FESTUS, MO.  THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT, A STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WITH NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT.  THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS TO MAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS. HOWEVER, THE STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED THREE GO-AROUNDS, DUE TO HIS APPROACH BEING TOO HIGH IN ALTITUDE FOR A LANDING.  DURING THE THIRD GO-AROUND, THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED A STEEP LEFT TURN OF APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY (70) DEGREES.  THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO TURN BACK LEVEL.  THE STUDENT PILOT THEN RESPONDED WITH A STEEP TURN TO THE RIGHT.  THE CFI THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERING A STALL/SPIN.  THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN BACKWARDS INTO A WOODED AREA.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THREE (3) TREES AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) FEET FROM THE GROUND, SUSPENDED IN THE TREES.  BOTH THE STUDENT AND THE CFI EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED.THREE INSPECTORS FROM THE STL FSDO INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT ON 12/12/2011.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL SUSPENDED IN THE TREES.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ANY MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS.

## 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 CEN12LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA102), Dec 8, 2011: Shook Rans S-12 (N7138K), Festus, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor’s delayed remedial action as the airplane neared an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was that the student pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed…

## Other reports on N7138K (1)

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

- [Accident 20040307003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040307003239A), Mar 7, 2004: Amtr RANSS12 (N7138K), Berthod, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was over the runway about to land when a gust of wind upset the aircraft, pilot added power but the aircraft stalled about 10 above the runway…

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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