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FAA accident report · Swrngn SA227-AC · Grain Valley, MO · August 17, 2006

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Date
August 17, 2006 · 15:51 local
Place
Grain Valley, MO
Airport
East Kansas City Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
VPOA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N620PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06LA244
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,379 total188 in this make and model178 in the last 90 days
N620PARegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2008 · Fairchild SA227-ACS/N AC-533 · Built 1982Airframe modelFairchild SA227-ACEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot in command of N620PA, who was also the pilot flying, arrived in the Kansas city, MO area in VMC conditions, operating under part 91. The crew had canceled their IFR flight plan with Kansas city international control tower (mci). The pilot stated that he had received radar vectors from mci to a left base for runway 27 at the East Kansas City Airport (3GV), Grain Valley, Missouri, which was the destination airport. While on final approach, the pilot stated that he was maintaining the proper approach path as indicated by the VASI system on runway 27. On short final the pilot stated that he may have started the flare too high, resulting in a loss of airspeed and excessive sink rate. The pilot was unable to arrest the sink rate before allowing the landing gear to strike a fence and touchdown short of the runway with a hard landing. This resulted in the main landing gear collapsing as the airplane rolled down the runway. Ato tech ops verified that the runway 27 VASI was within certifiable limits later that afternoon.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N620PA, WHO WAS ALSO THE PILOT FLYING, ARRIVED IN THE KANSAS CITY, MO AREA IN VMC CONDITIONS, OPERATING UNDER PART 91. THE CREW HAD CANCELED THEIR IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL CONTROL TOWER (MCI). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS FROM MCI TO A LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 27 AT THE EAST KANSAS CITY AIRPORT (3GV), GRAIN VALLEY, MISSOURI, WHICH WAS THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAINTAINING THE PROPER APPROACH PATH AS INDICATED BY THE VASI SYSTEM ON RUNWAY 27. ON SHORT FINAL THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE STARTED THE FLARE TOO HIGH, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND EXCESSIVE SINK RATE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE BEFORE ALLOWING THE LANDING GEAR TO STRIKE A FENCE AND TOUCHDOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WITH A HARD LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY. ATO TECH OPS VERIFIED THAT THE RUNWAY 27 VASI WAS WITHIN CERTIFIABLE LIMITS LATER THAT AFTERNOON.

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 CHI06LA244Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrain Valley, MOthe pilot not maintaining clearance from the fence. Contributing factors were the pilot's fatigue and the fence.Aug 17, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N620PA · 1

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

Incident 19920626057001IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Dillingham, AKNear midair collisiion during local approach to airport. Banked left to avoid N75941 in traffic pattern.Jun 26, 1992