19961117035869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr KR-2 · Enid, OK · November 17, 1996

Date: November 17, 1996 · 14:34 local
Place: Enid, OK
Airport: Enid Woodring Municipal
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2282B
Reported as: Amtr KR2
Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,142 total575 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2282BRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2008 · Larson-Beresford KR-2S/N 001 · Built 1982 Airframe modelLarson-Beresford KR-2 Engine modelRevmaster 2100Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft took off from runway 30 at wdg enroute to Nevada. After gear up and about 50' AGL, a power loss occurred. Pilot declared an emergency and attempted to circle the airport and land. He states he didn't have enough power to go around the pattern, so he attempted a tear drop back to runway 12 (downwind) and while turning to line up on 12 the left wingtip hit the runway and the aircraft bounced (gear up) off the runway into the grass area adjacent to the runway and the aircraft came to an abrupt stop. The pilot was taken to a local hospital for examination and x-rays. No injuries were noted so he was released. He returned to the airport and enlisted help to move the aircraft. They lifted the aircraft, he put the gear down and locked, and then pulled it to a hangar where it was secured. Minor damage to prop, lower engine cowl and left wingtip. Pilot/owner believes that power loss may be attributed to fuel contamination from the material used to make the fuel cell.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 30 AT WDG ENROUTE TO NEVADA. AFTER GEAR UP AND ABOUT 50' AGL, A POWER LOSS OCCURRED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE THE AIRPORT AND LAND. HE STATES HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO GO AROUND THE PATTERN, SO HE ATTEMPTED A TEAR DROP BACK TO RUNWAY 12 (DOWNWIND) AND WHILE TURNING TO LINE UP ON 12 THE LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED (GEAR UP) OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION AND X-RAYS. NO INJURIES WERE NOTED SO HE WAS RELEASED. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND ENLISTED HELP TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. THEY LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT, HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, AND THEN PULLED IT TO A HANGAR WHERE IT WAS SECURED. MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP, LOWER ENGINE COWL AND LEFT WINGTIP. PILOT/OWNER BELIEVES THAT POWER LOSS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO FUEL CONTAMINATION FROM THE MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE FUEL CELL.