# Incident 19871019074559I: Amtr KR2, Kenosha, WI, October 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86QT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86QT-1993-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bull Herbert S KR-2 (registry code 05648TY, https://openairdocs.org/model/bull-herbert-s-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871019074559I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON INITIAL FLIGHT. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK OVER CENTER DUE TO BENT LINKAGE AND CRACKED TRUNNION

## Other reports on N86QT (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920802028459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920802028459A), Aug 2, 1992: Amtr KR2 (N86QT), Oshkosh, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dived into city street after air show flyby. Pilot suffered heart attack and lost consciousness prior to impact.
- [Incident 19880617034669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617034669I), Jun 17, 1988: Amtr KR2 (N86QT), Kenosha, WI, Minor damage. Landed short. Hit approach lights which severed brake line. Struck a taxiway light trying to clear runway.
- [Incident 19880527041309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527041309I), May 27, 1988: Amtr KR2 (N86QT), Kenosha, WI, Minor damage. Gear failed to retract on test flight. Used manual extension but failed to lockdown. Gear collapsed on landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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