# NTSB MKC82DA031: Cessna 150, N18102, Chesterfield, MO, February 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 14, 1982, 11:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70216/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA031

## 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
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073786
- Airframe hours: 2670
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 29; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820214004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820214004109A), Feb 14, 1982: Cessna 150L, Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway into a snowbank and nosed over.

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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