# Accident 19930917034819A: Amtr KR2, Covington, TN, September 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1993, 21:08 local time
- Place: Covington, TN
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5596° N, 89.6405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5596&lon=-89.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289DC-1994-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cornwell Don F KR-2 (registry code 05648YU, https://openairdocs.org/model/cornwell-don-f-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917034819A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING NIGHT LANDING. MISJUDGED OBSTACLE CLEARANCE AND DEFECTIVE PISTON ONE EYE WERE FACTORS.

## 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 ATL93LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA160), Sep 18, 1993: Cornwell KR-2 (N289DC), Covington, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ON FINAL APPROACH. FACTORS WERE, THE DARK NIGHT, AND THE PILOT'S DEFECTIVE DISTANT VISION.

## Other reports on N289DC (2)

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

- [Incident 19900914048119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914048119I), Sep 14, 1990: Amtr KR2 (N289DC), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. Pilot stated he simply forgot to lower the landing gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19900515031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515031619I), May 15, 1990: Amtr KR2 (N289DC), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. Made a hard landing on a test flight. Landing gear collapsed and aircraft slid down runway.

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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