# Incident 19960708033989I: Cessna 560CESSNA, Wichita, KS, July 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1996, 14:20 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560XL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N560XL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560XL (registry code 2076702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C (registry code 52188, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560CESSNA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708033989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT OCCURED DURING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TEST FLIGHT. THE CREW WAS EXPERIMENTING WITH HORIZONTAL TAIL INCIDENCE ANGLES TO DETERMINE ROTATION SPEEDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH A FORWARD C.G. AT MAX GROSS WEIGHT. THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE NOT YET IN OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO ROTATE IN THIS CONFIGURATION AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND IT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRPORT CONDITIONS, THE WEATHER, OR AIR TRAFFIC WERE NOT FACTORS IN THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N560XL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020315008779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020315008779I), Mar 15, 2002: Cessna 560CESSNA (N560XL), Wichita, KS. (-23) Narrative: this incident occured during a research and development test flight. The crew was experimenting with a new anti-skid brake system under…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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