# Incident 20260211004009I: Cessna 150M, Chesterfield, MO, February 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2026, 18:25 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- 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: N66314, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260211004009I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19981120031529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981120031529A), Nov 20, 1998: Cessna 150M (N66314), Tower, MN, Substantial damage. Acft struck a snow bank after landing (.19)on November 20, 1998, at 1500 central standard time (CST), a Cessna 150M, N66314, operated by a student pilot,…
- [Incident 19780804050069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804050069I), Aug 4, 1978: Cessna 150 (N66314), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot landed too hard, broke nosewheel, bent prop, while practicing touch and go's.

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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