# Accident 20010825034039A: Boeing 7373G7, Kansas City, MO, August 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2001, 01:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 39.2691° N, 94.7308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2691&lon=-94.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306AW-2008-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3G7 (registry code 138447J, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3g7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373G7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825034039A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI01FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA292), Aug 25, 2001: Boeing 737-3G7 (N306AW), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The second in command failed to maintain proper runway alignment, directional control, and landed long. The pilot in command failed to execute a go-around and failed to provide adequate supervision.…

## Other reports on N306AW (2)

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

- [Incident 20010804024349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804024349I), Aug 4, 2001: Boeing 7373G7 (N306AW), Santa Ana, CA. (-23) The initial presumption was that a bird strike caused left inboard flap to go into asymmetrical position. Maintenance changed out flap drive mechanism.…
- [Accident 19900316066279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316066279A), Mar 16, 1990: Boeing 7373G7 (N306AW), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Over rotated on takeoff,damaged rear fuselage bulkhead. Pilots unaware,continued, ignored steward report of thump.

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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