# Accident 20180720017419A: Teel Wayne D WAIEX, Kinsley, KS, July 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2018, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kinsley, KS
- Airport: Kinsley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5264° N, 96.7259° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5264&lon=-96.7259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Teel Wayne D WAIEX (registry code 05904G1, https://openairdocs.org/model/teel-wayne-d-waiex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Viking 110 (registry code 63700, https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEEL WAYNE D WAIEX
- Reported engine: VIKING 110
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 459 total, 43 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA439) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180720017419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE LANDING IN A LEFT CROSSWIND ON RUNWAY 18 OF THE KINSLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KS (33K), PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT (WEST) SIDE OF RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO ACCIDENT IS THE PILOTS FAILURE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE FLIGHT INCLUDING THE RUNWAY WIDTH AND LENGTH AS WELL AS THE LOCAL WINDS APPLICABLE TO THE CHOSEN AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA439), Jul 20, 2018: Wayne D. Teel Waiex (N49YX), Kinsey, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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