# Incident 20231230021879I: Piper PA-28-180, Chesterfield, MO, December 30, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2023, 08:45 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N8134W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8134W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,424 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231230021879I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AT KSUS, RUNWAY 26R, A STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD POINTED THE NOSE SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. AS SOON ON THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, IT COLLAPSED, PULLING THE LEFT RUDDER FULL DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY ON THE WINGTIP. THE STUDENT TRIED TO CORRECT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE OFF THE RUNWAY TO A FULL STOP. MECHANIC STATEMENT "THE TORQUE LINKS APPEARED TO BE CRACKED PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT INDICATED BY CORRODED PORTION OF CRACK FOLLOWED BY SHINNY PORTION THAT WAS RECENTLY BROKEN BY THE ACCIDENT."

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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