Lambert International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

St. Louis, Missouri 63044
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 13:53 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane veered off the runway during the landing rollout and subsequently impacted the terrain. The pilot reported that after touchdown the airplane veered to the right and his corrective actions were unsuccessful. Subsequent to the accident, an FAA Inspector found no abnormalities with the brake system. According to the FAA Inspector, the forward spar of the right wing and its tip rib sustained substantial damage.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/17/2003
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1353
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City St. Louis
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 63044
Event Date Year 2003
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 384452N
Event Location Longitude 0902136W
Event Location Airport Lambert International Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID STL
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 604
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1351 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID STL
Elevation of weather observation facility 604
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 10000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 26
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 130
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 18
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.12
Density Altitude (feet) 1838
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 14878
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Sep 17 2003 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1543
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Mar 2 2004 8:07AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Federal Aviation Administration - St. Louis FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9072M
NTSB Number CHI03LA312
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182P
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 1826465
Certified Max Gross Weight 2950
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Aug 29 2003 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4764
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Gastonia Aero Club Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO Box 6145
Aircraft Owner City Gastonia
Aircraft Owner State NC
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 28056
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 1196 Gaston Day School Road
Operator City Gastonia
Operator State NC
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 28056
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code GLW
Departure City Glasgow
Departure State KY
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1135
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code STL
Destination City St. Louis
Destination State MO
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jan 6 2004 8:50AM
User who most recently changed record SULP
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 12L
Runway Length 9003
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --