39.2976° N, 94.7139° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 30, 2010 · 08:30 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
R61A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N870RW
Reported as
Embraer ERJ 170-100
Reported engine
GE CF34-8E5
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total1,734 in this make and model176 in the last 90 days
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.
Republic 1515 departed mci, before departure flight was advised of extreme precipitation 4 miles off rwy. Flight accepted clearance. After departure just before frequency change pilot advised ATC they were hit by "big hail at 1800 feet through 3000 feet". Minor hail damage to aircraft was latter discovered.
As the FAA filed it
REPUBLIC 1515 DEPARTED MCI, BEFORE DEPARTURE FLIGHT WAS ADVISED OF EXTREME PRECIPITATION 4 MILES OFF RWY. FLIGHT ACCEPTED CLEARANCE. AFTER DEPARTURE JUST BEFORE FREQUENCY CHANGE PILOT ADVISED ATC THEY WERE HIT BY "BIG HAIL AT 1800 FEET THROUGH 3000 FEET". MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS LATTER DISCOVERED.