# Accident 19980618014249A: Amtr KR2, El Cajon, CA, June 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1998, 16:15 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7107° N, 117.1599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7107&lon=-117.1599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N687RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N687RL-1998-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Offord Robert L KR2 (registry code 056483A, https://openairdocs.org/model/offord-robert-l-kr2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 208 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980618014249A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER ABORTING LANDING. (-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ABORTED LANDING. PILOT WILL BE RE-EXAMINED IN CONVENTIONAL SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE.  A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, THE LEFT WING DROPPED, AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE ENTERED A PARTIAL STALL.  THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY.

## 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 LAX98LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA205), Jun 18, 1998: Offord KR-2 (N687RL), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around.

## Other reports on N687RL (2)

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

- [Incident 19930301006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930301006619I), Mar 1, 1993: Amtr KR2 (N687RL), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Bounced. Contacted a large puddle of water on runway. Nosed up, broke propeller.
- [Incident 19930204004079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930204004079I), Feb 4, 1993: Amtr KR2 (N687RL), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear compresed on touchdown. Strut fairings contacted fiberglass fairings. Fairings broke.

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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