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FAA accident report · Amtr KR-2 · Grants Pass, OR · April 6, 1997

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Date
April 6, 1997 · 14:30 local
Place
Grants Pass, OR
Airport
Josephine County/Grants Pass
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4GJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA97LA084
Reported as
Amtr KR2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
123 total38 in this make and model
N4GJRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Hutton KR-2S/N 1620 · Built 1977Airframe modelHutton KR-2Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(.4) On April 6, 1997, about 1430 pacific daylight time, N4GJ, a home built hutton rand Robinson KR-2 airplane, impacted trees during takeoff and was substantially damaged at Grants Pass, Oregon. The student pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The instructional flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to an FAA aviation safety inspector, the airplane veered off the runway and impacted vegetation immediately after lifting off at the Grants Pass airport. The pilot and witnesses indicated that the airplane encountered strong cross winds during the takeoff. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions were reported. In a written statement to the safety board (attached), the pilot stated: "on takeoff as the tail came up the craft became (airborne). The craft then settled on the (ground), however off the runway. I attempted to continue the takeoff but did not realize I was on the back side of the power curve. I eventually hit a (manzanita) bush." The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident, and he stated "be (programmed) to (abort) takeoff" in the recommendation" section of the NTSB pilot/operator form 6120.1/2 that he submitted (attached).

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ON APRIL 6, 1997, ABOUT 1430 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, N4GJ, A HOME BUILT HUTTON RAND ROBINSON KR-2 AIRPLANE, IMPACTED TREES DURING TAKEOFF AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT GRANTS PASS, OREGON. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91. ACCORDING TO AN FAA AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED VEGETATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTING OFF AT THE GRANTS PASS AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND WITNESSES INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED STRONG CROSS WINDS DURING THE TAKEOFF. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE SAFETY BOARD (ATTACHED), THE PILOT STATED: "ON TAKEOFF AS THE TAIL CAME UP THE CRAFT BECAME (AIRBORNE). THE CRAFT THEN SETTLED ON THE (GROUND), HOWEVER OFF THE RUNWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF BUT DID NOT REALIZE I WAS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE POWER CURVE. I EVENTUALLY HIT A (MANZANITA) BUSH." THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND HE STATED "BE (PROGRAMMED) TO (ABORT) TAKEOFF" IN THE RECOMMENDATION" SECTION OF THE NTSB PILOT/OPERATOR FORM 6120.1/2 THAT HE SUBMITTED (ATTACHED).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA97LA084Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrants Pass, ORThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions, his failure to maintain directional control on takeoff, and his failure to abort the takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident are gusty crosswinds.Apr 6, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4GJ · 2

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

Accident 20080526835999AForced/Precautionary Landing · Roseburg, OR(-23) On may 26, 2008, the pilot of an experimental aircraft (N4GJ) departed runway 34 at Roseburg airport. At approximately 200 feet in the air, the pilot experienced a partial loss of power. He began a left turn, lost altitude, contacted the ground, went…May 26, 2008 · DestroyedAccident 20010724016419ARoseburg, OR(.19) On July 24, 2001, approximately 2000 pacific daylight time, a hutton KR-2 homebuilt aircraft, N4GJ, registered to and being flown by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it impacted a chain link fence during the landing roll following a total…Jul 24, 2001 · No damage