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2 injured after twin-engine plane crashes on top of hangar at New Century AirCenter
By: Abby Dodge , Addi Weakley, Sam Hartle, Steve Kaut
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people on board a
twin-engine plane were injured Monday afternoon after their plane crashed on top of a hangar at New Century AirCenter.
Around 1:15 p.m., crews received reports that an aircraft was on top of a hangar at the airfield.
A county spokesperson said the plane, a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air 90, landed on top of the Butler Avionics Hangar.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the plane had been cleared for landing just before the incident.
The two occupants of the plane, a pilot and a trainee, were rescued from the roof and transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A KHP spokesperson did not know which
person was flying the plane at the time of the accident.
"The good news is that the two people that were occupying the aircraft sustained minor injuries and exited the aircraft under their own power," Johnson County Airport Commission Executive Director Bryan Johnson told reporters Monday afternoon.
Online flight records from FlightAware show the aircraft took off around 1 p.m. Monday from Butler, Missouri. The first emergency crews were dispatched to New Century AirCenter about 15 minutes later.
In a statement to KSHB 41 News, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said the FAA and National Transportation Safety
Board will investigate the incident.
The spokesperson confirmed the flight originated from Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri.
Johnson said the aircraft might remain atop the hangar through Tuesday to give investigators a chance to detail the scene.
A photo from the scene provided by a witness showed the aircraft on the sloped roof of a hangar.
While the airport was closed briefly, it reopened for traffic around 2:20 p.m.
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/johnson-county-crews-respond-to-aircraft-crash-at-new-century-aircenter
NTSB Final Report: AERO SP Z O O AT-4 LSA
Airplane’s Left Wingtip Contacted (A) Pedestrian And Knocked Him Forcefully To The Ground
Location: South Charleston, West Virginia Accident Number: ERA25LA032
Date & Time: October 25, 2024, 11:30 Local Registration: N401G
Aircraft: AERO SP Z O O AT-4 LSA Aircraft Damage: Minor
Defining Event: AC/prop/rotor contact w person Injuries: 1 Serious, 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
Analysis: At the conclusion of a short cross-country flight, the flight instructor and student pilot elected to a perform takeoff and landings at their destination airport. The airport was privately owned, the single asphalt runway was 1,900 ft-long by 24 ft-wide, and there was no taxiway parallel to the runway. The flight instructor stated that, he scanned the runway for obstructions and announced over the airport’s Common Traffic Advisory Frequency the airplane’s position in the traffic pattern and their intent to land. No obstructions were observed during the landing. As the pilots taxied the airplane down the recently-paved runway, a person wearing dark-colored clothing “suddenly” came into view. The person was walking along the runway with his back toward the approaching airplane. The airplane’s left wingtip contacted the pedestrian and knocked him forcefully to the ground, resulting in serious injuries. The airplane’s wingtip incurred minor damage. The flight instructor then stopped the airplane, and he and the student rendered aid to the pedestrian until emergency responders arrived. The flight instructor reported that the pedestrian typically carried a hand-held radio that he would use to listen for traffic calls, but he was not carrying it with him on the day of the accident.
Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be -- The pedestrian’s inadequate visual lookout while walking next to an active runway, which resulted in the airplane striking him during taxi.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
36 Years ago today: On June 17, 1989,
Interflug Flight 102, an Ilyushin Il-62M, experienced a runway excursion during takeoff from Berlin-Schönefeld Airport in East Germany, resulting in a crash and the deaths of 21 out of 113 occupants. The aircraft failed to become airborne and impacted airport structures after overrunning the runway.
The accident occurred because the flight crew failed to notice that the elevators were locked and initiated takeoff. The aircraft reached a speed of 293 km/h when the captain pulled the control column, but the aircraft did not respond. The captain then called to abort the takeoff, but instead of using reverse thrust, the flight engineer shut down all four engines. The aircraft subsequently overran the runway, colliding with a water tank, concrete piles of the airport fence, a road embankment, and six trees before coming to rest.
The crash resulted in 19 fatalities at the scene, with two more succumbing to their injuries later. A total of 82 passengers were rescued from the fuselage, which had broken into three parts.