# Accident 19921225051629A: Amtr KR2, Gillette, WY, December 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1992, 16:32 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4603° N, 105.7001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4603&lon=-105.7001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302DC-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Croy Barbara / Croy Daniel D KR-2M (registry code 056481K, https://openairdocs.org/model/croy-barbara-croy-daniel-d-kr-2m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: CONT C858FJ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 180 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921225051629A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR OR RETRACT MAIN GEAR FOR LANDING. MADE HARD NOSE FIRST LANDING. NOSE GEAR DOOR JAMMED.

## 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 SEA93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA045), Dec 25, 1992: Croy KR-2M (N302DC), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: JAMMING OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR OPENING MECHANISM AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE UPON TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N302DC (1)

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

- [Incident 19920803041259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803041259I), Aug 3, 1992: Amtr KR2M (N302DC), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Pilot landed gear up. Shut engine down before 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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