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MKC82DA101

1982-06-13 · ST LOUIS, Missouri, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1H0

N704MC has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA T182T, built 2004), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC82DA101.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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