# Incident 20250224003469I: Cessna 172S, Chesterfield, MO, February 24, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2025, 19:08 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: N305RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 600 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250224003469I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING NIGHT LANDINGS AND TAKE-OFFS. DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE AIRMAN ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND PROCEDED TO LAND ON THE GRASS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AND DAMAGED MULTIPLE RUNWAY LIGHTS, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT LANDING STRUTS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE MUD, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT FROM THAT POSITION. AFTER A RESPONSE TEAM CONSISTING OF POLICE AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMPANY OWNING THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRMEN SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT.

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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