19961029037969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Independence, KS · October 29, 1996

Date: October 29, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place: Independence, KS
Airport: Independence Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6267N
Reported as: Cessna 340A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total400 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: a Cessna 340A, N6267N, landed on runway 17 at Independence, Kansas at approximately 3:00 p.m., October 29, 1996. The runway was dry and the surface of runway 17 is cement. The pilot in command of the Cessna 340, N6267N was lonnie sassaman from garden city, Kansas, a private pilot with instrument, amel. Lonnie sassaman stated that he landed on runway 17 because runway 22 was closed. However, the winds at Independence, Kansas were reported as being 220 24G40. Mr. Sassaman stated that when he touched down he ran out of aileron and rudder, allowing the aircraft to drift off the left side of the runway. Mr. Sassaman stated there were no injuries to himself or the one passenger on board. The left prop was damaged. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A CESSNA 340A, N6267N, LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 AT INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 P.M., OCTOBER 29, 1996. THE RUNWAY WAS DRY AND THE SURFACE OF RUNWAY 17 IS CEMENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE CESSNA 340, N6267N WAS LONNIE SASSAMAN FROM GARDEN CITY, KANSAS, A PRIVATE PILOT WITH INSTRUMENT, AMEL. LONNIE SASSAMAN STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 BECAUSE RUNWAY 22 WAS CLOSED. HOWEVER, THE WINDS AT INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS WERE REPORTED AS BEING 220 24G40. MR. SASSAMAN STATED THAT WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN HE RAN OUT OF AILERON AND RUDDER, ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MR. SASSAMAN STATED THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE LEFT PROP WAS DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^