# Accident 19920124000989A: Amtr KR2, Chandler, AZ, January 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Stellar Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2394° N, 111.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2394&lon=-111.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87JJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2200VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 1 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920124000989A

## Narrative

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

UNSKILLED IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. LOST CONTROL ON FAST DOWNWIND LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. AIRCRAFT TOTALLY DESTROYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA100), Jan 24, 1992: James Houston KR2 (N87JJ), Chandler, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, MISJUDGING THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE, FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS AN UNDETERMINED…

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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