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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr KR-2 · Merced, CA · May 2, 1988

Date: May 2, 1988 · 11:19 local
Place: Merced, CA
Airport: Merced Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N127AS
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88DVA04
Reported as: Amtr KR2
Reported engine: LIMBAH L2000EB1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,520 total1 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N127ASRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Schumann Alvin Marvin KR-2S/N 7102 · Built 1988 Airframe modelSchumann Alvin Marvin KR-2 Engine modelLimbach LIMBACH L20004 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bounced and porpoised on landing. Cartwheeled, exploded and burned. Pilot had no skill in type or proper checkout.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. CARTWHEELED, EXPLODED AND BURNED. PILOT HAD NO SKILL IN TYPE OR PROPER CHECKOUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX88DVA04Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportMerced, CAThe pilot was flight testing a new airplane that he had constructed. He had completed two touch and go landings. During a third approach, witnesses observed the airplane approaching the runway at a very high airspeed. The airplane touched down on the runway…May 2, 1988 · Destroyed