Kansas City Int'l Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Kansas City, Missouri 64153
Monday, May 2, 2011 4:22 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot arrived at his intended destination about 90 minutes prior to the beginning of civil twilight. He stated that he was cleared to land and subsequently landed off the runway and struck an airport sign, which caused substantial damage to the airplane. He added that requesting for the runway lights to be turned up, better familiarization with the airport, flying a longer approach, or executing a go-around might have prevented the accident. He stated that there were no failures or malfunctions related to the airplane prior to the accident. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors stated that the pilot had been cleared to land on runway 1L and misjudged the approach. They reported that the airplane touched down in the grass area between parallel taxiways A and B, near the crossing taxiway G.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's misjudgment of the landing area, which resulted in the airplane touching down on a grass area adjacent to the runway and between parallel taxiways.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/2/2011
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 422
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Kansas City
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 64153
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 391752N
Event Location Longitude 0944250W
Event Location Airport Kansas City Int'l
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MCI
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1026
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 353 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID MCI
Elevation of weather observation facility 1026
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Night
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 5
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 10
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.14
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 28525
NTSB Notification Source FAA-Kansas City FSDO (Marvin M
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 7 2011 4:00PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N50KP
NTSB Number CEN11CA314
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PRICHARD KEVIN
Aircraft Model LEGACY 2K
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 001
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Conditional
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 300
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PRICHARD KEVIN L
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City ENTERPRISE
Aircraft Owner State KS
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 67441-9038
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name PRICHARD KEVIN L
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City ENTERPRISE
Operator State KS
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 67441-9038
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 9K9
Departure City Enterprise
Departure State KS
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 345
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code MCI
Destination City Kansas City
Destination State MO
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 7 2011 4:16PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 01L
Runway Length 10801
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --