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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna S550 · Kansas City, MO · September 16, 2003

Date
September 16, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N573BB
Reported as
Cessna S550
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On September 16, 2003, around 10:30AM pilot was level at 11,000 feet cruising at 260K airspeed. He stated that he was in clear, smooth air when suddenly 10 miles outside noah's on jawhawk 5 approach into mci the aircraft started vibrating and shaking. Then suddenly the aircraft abruptly went into a 30 degree uncommanded bank while in autopilot. He immediately turned off the autopilot leveled and slowed the aircraft to 200 knots, asked mci approach for expeditious handling to land which they did. Aircraft landed without further incident. Maintenance is looking at the aircraft. No visible or apparent damage. This incident privacy data omitted is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2003, AROUND 10:30AM PILOT WAS LEVEL AT 11,000 FEET CRUISING AT 260K AIRSPEED. HE STATED THAT HE WAS IN CLEAR, SMOOTH AIR WHEN SUDDENLY 10 MILES OUTSIDE NOAH'S ON JAWHAWK 5 APPROACH INTO MCI THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VIBRATING AND SHAKING. THEN SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY WENT INTO A 30 DEGREE UNCOMMANDED BANK WHILE IN AUTOPILOT. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE AUTOPILOT LEVELED AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO 200 KNOTS, ASKED MCI APPROACH FOR EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING TO LAND WHICH THEY DID. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE IS LOOKING AT THE AIRCRAFT. NO VISIBLE OR APPARENT DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.