N90CA

On March 14, 1994, at 2045 central standard time, a Beech 18S, N90CA, operated by Cape Central Airlines, Cape Girardeaux, Missouri, sustained substantial damage when it was struck by an airport police vehicle at the Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Missouri. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airport safety officer, who was the driver of the automobile, received minor injuries. The airplane had just completed a cargo flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 135, and was taxiing to the UPS cargo ramp when the mishap occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed for the flight.

The pilot received clearance from ground control to taxi to the UPS ramp after landing. The airplane was on taxiway B-7, which leads to the UPS ramp, when the accident occurred. The pilot reported he saw lights and a fast moving car to his left and attempted to turn the airplane to the right to avoid a collision. The automobile was on Ottawa Avenue, an airport access road which crosses taxiway B-7. The automobile went under the left wing of the airplane, and struck and collapsed the left main landing gear. The airplane came to rest on the automobile.

Witnesses on the UPS ramp reported the automobile was southbound on Ottawa Avenue at a high rate of speed and did not yield to the airplane. The airport police officer driving the automobile stated: "I didn't see the aircraft until the last moment, and upon impact I laid down on the seat and that probably saved me."