# Accident 19981216033469A: Amtr KR2, Denton, TX, December 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1998, 17:26 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2095° N, 97.1293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2095&lon=-97.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202DP-2003-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pointer Dennis KR-2 (registry code 056481G, https://openairdocs.org/model/pointer-dennis-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981216033469A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED 15 FEET, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RWY. ON DECEMBER 16,1998, AT 1726 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A POINTER KR-2 EXPERIMANTAL HOME BUILT AIRPLANE, N202DP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING NEAR DENTON, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT/BUILDER OF THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO) AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. ACCORDING TO AN EYEWTITNESS WHO WAS HOLDING SHORT FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35, HE OBSERVED THE VOLKSWAGON POWERED LOW WING HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE TRICYCLE GEAR EQUIPED AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED ABOUT 15 FEET UP IN THE AIR. THE WITNESS FURTHER STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE PILOT OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE TO ADD POWER AND RECOVER, BUT INSTEAD THE AIRPLANE DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IN A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION ON THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. HE           FAA INSPECTOR THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE CONFIRMED THAT THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS OF THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON DECEMBER 16, 1998, AT 1726 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A POINTER KR-2 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE, N202DP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO), DENTON, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE/OWNER/BUILDER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS UNDER CFR 14 PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO) AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.

## 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 FTW99LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA053), Dec 16, 1998: Dennis Pointer KR-2 (N202DP), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control as result of his improper recovery from a bounced 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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