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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Kansas City, MO · June 30, 2005

Date: June 30, 2005 · 05:30 local
Place: Kansas City, MO
Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DD5A
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N21835
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05LA160
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,420 total244 in this make and model244 in the last 90 days

N21835Registration cancelled Dec 1, 2007 · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885262 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed IFR on runway 21 at charles b. wheeler Downtown airport, Kansas City, Missouri, at 0530 CDT on 06/30/2005. The purpose of the flight was to transport cargo to wichita midcontinent airport (kict), wichita, Kansas. The pilot back taxied the aircraft to the end of runway 21. He conducted the pretakeoff checks while holding in position at the displaced landing threshold. The controller announced the winds from 340 degrees at 6 knots and cleared safewing flight 725 for takeoff. After lift-off the aircraft climbed to approximately 50 feet and then slowly descended, causing it to impact the airport boundary fence, road, and levee on the south side of the airport. The aircraft came to rest on the south side of the levee. The pilot stated that he did not experienced a loss of power but felt that the aircraft was being pushed down. He also stated that the aircraft airspeed was approximately 85 knots just prior to the impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED IFR ON RUNWAY 21 AT CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AT 0530 CDT ON 06/30/2005. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TRANSPORT CARGO TO WICHITA MIDCONTINENT AIRPORT (KICT), WICHITA, KANSAS. THE PILOT BACK TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE END OF RUNWAY 21. HE CONDUCTED THE PRETAKEOFF CHECKS WHILE HOLDING IN POSITION AT THE DISPLACED LANDING THRESHOLD. THE CONTROLLER ANNOUNCED THE WINDS FROM 340 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS AND CLEARED SAFEWING FLIGHT 725 FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER LIFT-OFF THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND THEN SLOWLY DESCENDED, CAUSING IT TO IMPACT THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, ROAD, AND LEVEE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LEVEE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER BUT FELT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PUSHED DOWN. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 85 KNOTS JUST PRIOR TO THE IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI05LA160Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKansas City, MOThe pilot not maintaining climb airspeed leading to the airplane's impact with the fence and terrain during takeoff. Factors in the accident were the pilot's inaccurate preflight planning calculations, the fence, and the levee.Jun 30, 2005 · Destroyed