39.0997° N, 94.5786° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 20, 2012 · 02:00 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
B0PM
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N692PD
Reported as
Hughes OH-6A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total2,400 in this make and model50 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.
During routine police patrol near 7th street and mcgee in Kansas City, MO, the aircraft was hit with a green laser from the ground as they were flying northbound. Cockpit did not illuminate. The crew directed ground units to the scene where the suspect was apprehended, along with the laser.
As the FAA filed it
DURING ROUTINE POLICE PATROL NEAR 7TH STREET AND MCGEE IN KANSAS CITY, MO, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH A GREEN LASER FROM THE GROUND AS THEY WERE FLYING NORTHBOUND. COCKPIT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CREW DIRECTED GROUND UNITS TO THE SCENE WHERE THE SUSPECT WAS APPREHENDED, ALONG WITH THE LASER.