# Accident 19951029034979A: Amtr KR2, Victorville, CA, October 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1995, 12:35 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Airport: George Afb Base Ops
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6597° N, 117.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6597&lon=-117.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14MR-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Russell Charles Marvin KR-2 (registry code 056481L, https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-charles-marvin-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951029034979A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON HARD LANDING. COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR. SHEAR BOLTS ON MAIN GEAR HAD SEPARATED. OVERSTRESSED.

## 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 LAX96LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA033), Oct 29, 1995: Russell KR-2 (N14MR), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgement of the height above touchdown and his premature flare, which resulted in a hard 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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