# Incident 20230115002039I: Cessna 172R, Chesterfield, MO, January 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2023, 12:05 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St. Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- 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: 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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 53 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230115002039I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON HIS FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE SCHOOL WAS CONDUCTING AN INTRODUCTION FLIGHT WITH A POTENTIAL STUDENT PILOT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED TO FAA INSPECTOR THAT DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT THE BRAKES FELT "SPONGEE". THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED TO TAXI AIRCRAFT AND PRIOR TO DEPARTURE PREFORMED AN ADDITIONAL CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE BRAKES STILL FELT "SPONGEE". THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED THAT THE AIRPORT AND CONDUCTED THE INTRODUCTION FLIGHT WITH CUSTOMER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND STATED THAT AFTER TAXIING ONTO THE TAXIWAY THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT WORK. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE CUSTOMER TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO THE GRASS.

## Other reports on N24783 (1)

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

- [Accident 20211009018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211009018059A), Oct 9, 2021: Cessna 172R (N24783), Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. 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…

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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