# NTSB CHI91LA079: Cessna 150, N5363Q, Chesterfield, MO, January 20, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 20, 1991, 08:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14997/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA079

## Probable cause

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE BY THE PILOT AND THE PRESENCE OF A SNOWBANK ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5363Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5363Q-1998-03-13), registration cancelled 1998-03-13, S/N 15073263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073263
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Braddock Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000
- Airport: SUS, Spirit Of St Louis, runway 26, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; student; medical: unknown, unknown; flight hours: 20 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft broken
- Observed at: SUS, 1 nm away

## 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 19910120006879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910120006879A), Jan 20, 1991: Cessna 150L, St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Slid off runway into a snowbank on a touch and go landing.

## Other investigations on N5363Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB BFO96LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA011), Oct 16, 1995: Cessna 150 (N5363Q), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's poor in-flight planning and decision making during the approach to landing/go around. Related factors are his inadequate compensation for crosswind wind conditions.

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.

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