- Date
- October 31, 1998, 23:45 local (Nov 1, 1998, 05:45 UTC)
- Place
- Creve Coeur, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6713HCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19981031040339A
- Case key
- 45183
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Probable cause
the pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed during landing. A related factor was the dark night conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he '...was too high at the threshold...' and, '...landed too far down the runway to allow the plane to stop before it ran off the end of the runway... .' He reported that the visibility was poor due to darkness. The pilot reported, 'Better runway lighting could have prevented this accident...as could better pilot judgement... .'
Factual narrative
On October 31, 1998, at 2345 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N6713H, was substantially damaged during landing. The pilot was making a night landing to an unlighted grass runway. The airplane landed long and went off the end of the runway and nosed over in a field. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Poplar Bluff, Missouri, en route to Creve Coeur Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.
The pilot reported that he "...was too high at the threshold..." and, "...landed too far down the runway to allow the plane to stop before it ran off the end of the runway... ." He reported that the visibility was poor due to darkness. The pilot reported, "Better runway lighting could have prevented this accident...as could better pilot judgement... ."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6713H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265552
- Airframe hours
- 3,281
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jay Van Dwingelen
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 30, 1997 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- POF · Poplar Bluff, MO
- Destination
- 1HO
- Airport
- 1H0 · Creve Coeur, runway 7, 3,044 × 180 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 450 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUS, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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