# NTSB CHI03LA312: Cessna 182P, N9072M, St. Louis, MO, September 17, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 17, 2003, 13:53 local (18:53 UTC) - Place: St. Louis, MO - Coordinates: 38.747776, -90.36 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7478&lon=-90.3600&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - St. Louis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57957 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA312 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57957/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA312 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane veered off the runway during the landing rollout and subsequently impacted the terrain. The pilot reported that after touchdown the airplane veered to the right and his corrective actions were unsuccessful. Subsequent to the accident, an FAA Inspector found no abnormalities with the brake system. According to the FAA Inspector, the forward spar of the right wing and its tip rib sustained substantial damage. ## Factual narrative On September 17, 2003, at 1353 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N9072M, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain while landing on runway 12L (9,003 feet by 150 feet, concrete/grooved) at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL), near St. Louis, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 on an instrument flight plan. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The passenger reported no injuries. The cross-country flight departed Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), Glasgow, Kentucky, at 1135 eastern standard time. According to the pilot's written statement, the airplane touched down approximately 65 knots on the runway centerline, with the flaps fully extended. The pilot stated that during landing rollout the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and his corrective actions were unsuccessful. The pilot reported the right wing impacted the terrain prior to coming to a full stop. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the aircraft subsequent to the accident. The FAA inspector found no abnormalities with the brake system. According to the FAA inspector, the forward spar of the right wing and its tip rib sustained substantial damage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9072M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9072M), registered now, S/N 18264665, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1826465 - Airframe hours: 4764 - Engines: Continental O-470S 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Gastonia Aero Club Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 29, 2003 - Departed: GLW, Glasgow, KY - Destination: STL, St. Louis, MO - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: STL, Lambert International Airport, runway 12L, 9,003 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 1, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 678 total, 174 in this make and model, 524 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 12 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: STL ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030917024759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917024759A), Sep 17, 2003: Cessna 182P, St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Stephen derderian, the accident pilot stated the flight and landing rollout were normal until the aircraft veered to the right very rapidly. While… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.