# NTSB MKC82DA101: Cessna 150, N704MC, St Louis, MO, June 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 13, 1982, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Coordinates: 38.660053, -90.45951 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6601&lon=-90.4595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72688/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA101

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - proper alignment - not obtained, dual student (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, dual student (contributing factor)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE AIRCREW ELECTED TO PROCEED TO THE CREVE COEUR AIRPORT, WHERE THERE WAS LESS TRAFFIC. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT HAD RECENTLY MOVED TO THE ST LOUIS AREA. NEITHER HE NOR HIS STUDENT HAD LANDED AT THE CREVE COEUR AIRPORT BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 WITH A CROSSWIND, THEY ELECTED TO ENTER A TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 07. ON FINAL APPROACH, NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR NOR THE STUDENT REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALIGNED TO A WHEAT FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE WAS LANDED IN A SOFT, WET FIELD WITH KNEE HIGH WHEAT AND NOSED OVER. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE RUNWAY OUT LINE WAS DIFFICULT TO DISCERN. HOWEVER, AN FAA REPRESENTATIVE EXAMINED THE RUNWAY AND CONSIDER THE PAINTED TIRES ALONG THE RUNWAY SIDES AND THE REFLECTORIZED CYLINDERS AT THE ENDS AS ADEQUATE MARKINGS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704MC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704MC-1983-03-02), registration cancelled 1983-03-02, S/N 15078711 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078711
- Airframe hours: 2174
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Midwest Air Service
- Registered owner: Midwest Air Service
- Departed: 3WE, ST. LOUIS, MO
- Destination: 3WE, ST. LOUIS, MO
- Airport: 1H0, Creve Coeur, runway 7, 3,236 × 185 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,075 total, 460 in this make and model, 823 as pilot in command, 88 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## 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 19820613021959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613021959A), Jun 13, 1982: Cessna 150M, St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Landed by mistake off side of grass runway in tall grass and mud. Flipped over inverted.

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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