- Date
- December 15, 1987, 21:11 local (Dec 16, 1987, 03:11 UTC)
- Place
- Kansas City, MO
- Injuries
- 90 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6509VAero Commander 680FLN8866EBoeing 727-225A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19871215076172A19871215076171A
- Case key
- 34476
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At 2108:57 ea flt 275(EA275) a Boeing 727, was cleared to takeoff on runway 19 and at 2110:24 N6509V, an aero commander,was cleared to taxi into position and hold. N6509V entered runway 19 near mid-field at taxiway A-3 without advising the tower of his intent to depart from an intersection. The captain of EA275 saw N6509V entering the runway; however, he stated there was insufficient time to abort the takeoff. He veered slightly to the right and began an early rotation in an effort to miss N6509V. EA275'S left wing tip struck the right wing of N6509V causing substantial damage to N6509V andminor damage to EA275. The crew of EA275 was unaware of the collision and continued to seattle without further incident. Night VMC existed at the time of the accident. Considerable snow removal activity was in progress on taxiways between taxiway A-3 and the north end of runway 19. The local controller did not verify the position of N6509V before clearing the airplane onto the runway and the ground controller did not monitor the taxi route of N6509V. Traffic was light.
At 2108:57 ea flt 275(EA275) a Boeing 727, was cleared to takeoff on runway 19 and at 2110:24 N6509V, an aero commander,was cleared to taxi into position and hold. N6509V entered runway 19 near mid-field at taxiway A-3 without advising the tower of his intent to depart from an intersection. The captain of EA275 saw N6509V entering the runway; however he stated there was insufficient time to abort the takeoff. He veered slightly to the right and began an early rotation in an effort to miss N6509V. EA275'S left wing tip struck the right wing of N6509V causing substantial damage to N6509V andminor damage to EA275. The crew of EA275 was unaware of the collision and continued to seattle without further incident. Night VMC existed at the time of the accident. Considerable snow removal activity was in progress on taxiways between taxiway A-3 and the north end of runway 19. The local controller did not verify the position of N6509V before clearing the airplane onto the runway and the ground controller did not monitor the taxi route of N6509V. Traffic was light.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6509V
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 680FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1640-121
- Airframe hours
- 5,289
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Central Air Southwest
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 20, 1987 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- MCI
- Destination
- MKC
- Airport
- MCI · Kansas City International, runway 19, 10,800 × 150 ft, snow
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.
- Registration
- N8866E
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-225A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20628QA641
- Airframe hours
- 44,346
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15A, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 6, 1987
- Departed
- MCI
- Destination
- SEA · Seattle, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MCI · Kansas City International, runway 19, 10,800 × 150 ft, snow
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N6509V
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,937 total · 13 in this make and model · 6,770 as pilot in command · 216 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8866E
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,597 total · 1,946 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCI, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.