# NTSB MKC82DA032: Cessna 152, N24311, Chesterfield, MO, February 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 15, 1982, 11:17 local (17:17 UTC)
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Coordinates: 38.650154, -90.530342 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6502&lon=-90.5303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70217/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA032

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, 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, takeoff - roll/run
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. HE FAILED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKEOFF. THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND RAN UP ONTO A SNOWBANK. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED DOWN. THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24311](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24311-1996-06-20), registration cancelled 1996-06-20, S/N 15280209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 152802909
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Golden Eagle Air Service
- Registered owner: Golden Eagle Air Service
- 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 44; student; medical: unknown, unknown; flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- 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 19820215005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215005109A), Feb 15, 1982: Cessna 152, Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during touch and go landing.

## Other investigations on N24311 (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 CHI96LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA076), Jan 14, 1996: Cessna 152 (N24311), Chesterfield, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare and performed an improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the inadequate ground instruction concerning recovery from a bounced landing.

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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