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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Grain Valley, MO · June 28, 2015

Date: June 28, 2015 · 13:00 local
Place: Grain Valley, MO
Airport: East Kansas City
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N421HL
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,190 total800 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days

N421HLRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0820 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 421C Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the take-off roll on runway 27 at K3GV, the left main wheel veered off the runway at approximately the 1000 feet marker. The left aircraft tire tracked parallel to the edge of the runway for about 200 feet in the mud. The aircraft then veered left, completely off the runway, and stopped in a ditch. The pilot stated that the aircraft accelerated faster than normal during take-off because of reduced weight and moved hard left. The wind was from 180 degrees at 17 knots at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 27 AT K3GV, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE 1000 FEET MARKER. THE LEFT AIRCRAFT TIRE TRACKED PARALLEL TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY FOR ABOUT 200 FEET IN THE MUD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT, COMPLETELY OFF THE RUNWAY, AND STOPPED IN A DITCH. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED FASTER THAN NORMAL DURING TAKE-OFF BECAUSE OF REDUCED WEIGHT AND MOVED HARD LEFT. THE WIND WAS FROM 180 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.