What happened
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(-23) On August 25, 2001 at 0612 UTC (0112 am CDT) a Boeing 737-300 (N306AW), operated by america west airlines (awxa), as flight 598 exited off runway 27 while landing at the Kansas City International Airport (kmci), Kansas City, MO. The crew was at the end of a 10.5-hour day. It was late in the evening and the weather conditions were deteriorating. At the time of arrival, convective weather was passing through the area. A level 5 thunderstorm was immediately southwest of the airport, moving overhead to the northeast. The runway was wet from heavy rain, and the wind was reported as variable from 010 to 280 degrees at 5 to 8 knots. Awxa 598 had just completed a coupled ILS approach to runway 27 and the autopilot was disconnected at approximately 200 feet AGL. Following disconnect, the airplane drifted to the left of the runway centerline. After an extended flare, the left main wheels touched down approximately 56 feet to the left of centerline, approximately 3,200 feet down the runway, with a ground track 5 degrees to the left of runway heading. Approximately 5 seconds later despite nearly full right rudder and tiller input the left main gear departed the left edge of the runway pavement. The aircraft came to rest with all three landing gear off the left edge of the runway 27 pavement. The aircraft sustained substantial FOD damage to the engines. An emergency evacuation was not conducted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 25, 2001 AT 0612 UTC (0112 AM CDT) A BOEING 737-300 (N306AW), OPERATED BY AMERICA WEST AIRLINES (AWXA), AS FLIGHT 598 EXITED OFF RUNWAY 27 WHILE LANDING AT THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMCI), KANSAS CITY, MO. THE CREW WAS AT THE END OF A 10.5-HOUR DAY. IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DETERIORATING. AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL, CONVECTIVE WEATHER WAS PASSING THROUGH THE AREA. A LEVEL 5 THUNDERSTORM WAS IMMEDIATELY SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT, MOVING OVERHEAD TO THE NORTHEAST. THE RUNWAY WAS WET FROM HEAVY RAIN, AND THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS VARIABLE FROM 010 TO 280 DEGREES AT 5 TO 8 KNOTS. AWXA 598 HAD JUST COMPLETED A COUPLED ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AND THE AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. FOLLOWING DISCONNECT, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AFTER AN EXTENDED FLARE, THE LEFT MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 56 FEET TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE, APPROXIMATELY 3,200 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, WITH A GROUND TRACK 5 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY HEADING. APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS LATER DESPITE NEARLY FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND TILLER INPUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY 27 PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FOD DAMAGE TO THE ENGINES. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS NOT CONDUCTED.
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