# NTSB MKC80FCG14: Piper PA-23, N6629A, Kansas City, MO, February 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1980
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6629A-1998-08-05), registration cancelled 1998-08-05, S/N 277954026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800229004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800229004599A), Feb 29, 1980: Piper PA23250, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Left main tire blew out when aircraft was landed in a left crosswind. Aircraft veered off runway. Collapsed gear.

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.

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