# Incident 20120418008359I: Piper PA-44-180, Chesterfield, MO, April 18, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8360K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8360K-2023-12-26) (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 PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 9 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120418008359I

## Narrative

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

ON 04/18/2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS, PILOT IN CONTROL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE CLEARED TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 26R AT SAINT LOUIS SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS). THE PILOT STARTED THE TAKE OFF ROLL WHEN AN APPROACH PLATE BOOK THAT WAS UNDER HIS RIGHT LEG FELL TO THE FLOOR. THE PILOT REACHED FOR THE BOOK AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF 26R INTO THE GRASS. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE ASPHALT OF THE RUNWAY. ON 5/5/2012, A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION WAS ISSUED AND MAILED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH REMEDIAL TRAINING AS AN OPTION TO RESOLVE THIS INCIDENT.  ON 5/14/2012, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONDED TO THE LETTER ACCEPTING REMEDIAL TRAINING.ON 5/23/2012, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MET WITH INSPECTOR OTTINGER. THE CONTRACT FOR REMEDIAL TRAINING WAS DISCUSSED AND ACCEPTED AND SIGNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND INSPECTOR OTTINGER. A COPY OF THE SIGNED CONTRACT WAS HAND DELIVERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HE MUST COMPLETE THE REMEDIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT NOT LATER THAN 6/30/2012. SHOULD THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT NOT BE MET, THE EIR PROCESS WILL BE INSTITUTED.

## Other reports on N8360K (1)

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

- [Accident 20231003011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231003011449A), Oct 3, 2023: Piper PA-44-180 (N8360K), Newberg, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Following takeoff from hio the multi-eng CFI and training commercial pilot appeared to have performed stall training and steep turns with a private pilot as…

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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