# Incident 19961107038429I: Beech C23, Kansas City, MO, November 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6349C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6349C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961107038429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OR OTHER PROPERTY AND NO DELAY TO OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS SOLO AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY TWO FAA INSPECTORS THAT WERE ON THE SCENE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. THE PILOT HAS OBTAINED ADDITIONAL DUAL INSTRUCTION ON CROSSWIND LANDINGS AND WILL COMPLETE A FLIGHT REVIEW BEFORE OPERATING SOLO OR AS PIC. INCIDENT NUMBER CE97IGA0014 IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6349C (2)

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

- [Incident 19960601017609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601017609I), Jun 1, 1996: Beech C23 (N6349C), Bolivar, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC provided a statement indicating that, because he was unfamiliar with airport, he was "concentrating on my altitude & the centerline. I did not…
- [Accident 19930604016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930604016919A), Jun 4, 1993: Beech C23 (N6349C), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Right wing struck parked aircraft on ramp. Witness report fast taxi. Fog, rain and ramp light glare were factors.

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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