# Accident 20160918018789A: Cessna 172S, Chesterfield, MO, September 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2016, 20:08 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6622° N, 90.6519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6622&lon=-90.6519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52265, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52265-2017-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160918018789A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN16LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA379), Sep 19, 2016: Cessna 172S (N52265), Chesterfield, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's unstable approach and subsequent loss of airplane control during an attempted go-around.

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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