- Date
- February 14, 1982, 11:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N18102Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820214004109A
- Case key
- 70216
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbankFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The student pilot was making a full-stop practice landing on runway 25. The wind was from 200 degrees at 11 knots. After touchdown, the aircraft veered left, hit a snowbank at the edge of the runway, and went over on its backs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18102
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073786
- Airframe hours
- 2,670
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Golden Eagle Air Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Elsworth F. Fildes
- Departed
- Chesterfield, MO
- Destination
- Chesterfield, MO
- Airport
- Spirit Of St. Louis, runway 25, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 17 total · 3 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 118 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.