37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 28, 1984 · 17:50 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Colonel James Jab
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9492P
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Failed to check NOTAMS or see white crosses on the runway. Landed on a closed runway. Struck steel posts.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED TO CHECK NOTAMS OR SEE WHITE CROSSES ON THE RUNWAY. LANDED ON A CLOSED RUNWAY. STRUCK STEEL POSTS.