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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Chesterfield, MO · February 11, 2026

Date
February 11, 2026 · 18:25 local
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St Louis
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N66314
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
297 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During short final landing to runway 8L, PIC went below the glidepath and reported hitting some trees. PIC was able to maintain control of the aircraft and continued landing. Once on the ground, taxied to the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

DURING SHORT FINAL LANDING TO RUNWAY 8L, PIC WENT BELOW THE GLIDEPATH AND REPORTED HITTING SOME TREES. PIC WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED LANDING. ONCE ON THE GROUND, TAXIED TO THE RAMP.

Other reports on N66314 · 2

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