Cessna 172S N270JA

Summary

On 16 February 2007 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N270JA was involved in an accident near St. Louis, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 February 2007 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St. Louis (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6619, -90.6519

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N270JA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Washington → St. Louis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI07CA074

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the gusting crosswind conditions and the snow covered ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane departed the left edge of the runway and impacted snow covered terrain while landing on runway 8L (5,000 feet by 75 feet, asphalt). The pilot reported that upon touchdown "the airplane started skidding to the left" and that the "left wheel was shaking violently." The pilot stated he "applied right rudder and right brake aggressively" in an effort to keep the airplane on the runway. The pilot reported the airplane departed the runway onto snow covered ground. The pilot stated the airplane sunk through a hard layer of snow, causing the propeller to strike the ground and the left wing to "hit the snow." The wind conditions at the time of the accident were from 170 degrees magnetic at 13 knots, gusting to 18 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.