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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Chesterfield, MO · September 18, 2016

Date
September 18, 2016 · 20:08 local
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St Louis
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52265
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA379
Reported as
Cessna 172S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot executed a go around on runway 26R as he thought he was too high on the approach. Shortly after, the aircraft impacted the ground on the cross wind leg of the flight. Approximately 850 feet north of the end of runway 26R. The aircraft skidded along the ground in a easterly direction losing the nose gear, the right hand main gear, and the right hand wing. The aircraft flipped over in a dry drainage ditch

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND ON RUNWAY 26R AS HE THOUGHT HE WAS TOO HIGH ON THE APPROACH. SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE CROSS WIND LEG OF THE FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 850 FEET NORTH OF THE END OF RUNWAY 26R. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ALONG THE GROUND IN A EASTERLY DIRECTION LOSING THE NOSE GEAR, THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR, AND THE RIGHT HAND WING. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN A DRY DRAINAGE DITCH

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.