- Date
- November 12, 1982, 14:04 local (20:04 UTC)
- Place
- Wichita, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2627UCessna 501
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821112059999A
- Case key
- 73041
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A non-pilot mechanic employed at the manufacturer's facility took off in the acft. The acft was observed entering a very steep climb & appeared to stall. The nose was lowered & the acft turned left & entered a downwind leg to rwy 1R. It then turned onto a low base leg & continued to a very low final. After several oscillations in roll the acft touched down 557 ft short of the rwy & collided with approach light stanchions. The mechanic had been & was, at the time of the accident, under psychiatric care(schizophrenia).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2627U
- Reported as
- Cessna 501
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51247
- Airframe hours
- 179
- Engine
- P & W JT15D-1B, 2,200 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Cessna Aircraft Company
- Registered owner
- Cessna Aircraft Company
- Departed
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Airport
- ICT · Mid Continent, runway 1, 7,300 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 106 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.