What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was cleared to land on runway 1L at mci during the hours of darkness. He mis-identified the landing area as a runway during final approach and landed in the grass between two taxiways (a & b), in the vicinity of crossing taxiway g. the aircraft struck and destroyed one taxiway sign during the landing, which removed the left main landing gear. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 1L AT MCI DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS. HE MIS-IDENTIFIED THE LANDING AREA AS A RUNWAY DURING FINAL APPROACH AND LANDED IN THE GRASS BETWEEN TWO TAXIWAYS (A & B), IN THE VICINITY OF CROSSING TAXIWAY G. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND DESTROYED ONE TAXIWAY SIGN DURING THE LANDING, WHICH REMOVED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.