- Date
- February 29, 1980
- Place
- Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6629APiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800229004599A
- Case key
- 131420
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1220 80/2/29 KANSAS CITY,MO PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1840 N6629A PX- 0 0 3 DUAL AGE 25, 2563 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES MOINES,IA LEE'S SUMMIT,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- RUNWAY SURFACE HAD PATCHY SNOW.LEFT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT ON LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6629A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Downtown
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.