# Accident 20211009018059A: Cessna 172R, Chesterfield, MO, October 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2021, 12:40 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6626° N, 90.6497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6626&lon=-90.6497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24783, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24783) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 191 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211009018059A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS LANDING N24783 (CESSNA C-172) ON RUNWAY 26R AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (KSUS). THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY 26R, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 26R INTO THE GRASS RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. PIC ADVISED UNABLE TO TAXI AFTERWARDS. AIRPORT POLICE INFORMED TOWER THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT (PROP WAS BENT BACK AND NOSE GEAR WAS COLLAPSED). THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRPORT WAS A PROP STRIKE ON THE CONCRETE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN22LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA014), Oct 9, 2021: Cessna 172R (N24783), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing. .

## Other reports on N24783 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230115002039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230115002039I), Jan 15, 2023: Cessna 172R (N24783), Chesterfield, MO, Minor damage. Flight instructor on his first day of employment with the school was conducting an introduction flight with a potential student pilot. The flight instructor…

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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