# Accident 20010407005699A: Amtr KR2, Nashville, NC, April 7, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 7, 2001, 11:20 local time - Place: Nashville, NC - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.9598° N, 77.9507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9598&lon=-77.9507&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8089K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8089K-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Wells Jerome KR2 (registry code 056067F, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-jerome-kr2) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR KR2 - Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1835VOLKS - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 3,306 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA115) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010407005699A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ^PRIVACY DAT^ AND ONE PASSENGER WERE ENROUTE FROM PETERSBURGH, VA. (PTV) TO ORANGEBURGH, SC (OGB) IN N8084K A KR2S EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT A/C. DURING THE ENROUTE PORTION OF THE FLIGHT OVER NASHVILLE, NC AT 1200 AGL THE A/C ENGINE STALLED. ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED THAT "THE A/C IMMEDIATELY STALLED, HE RECOVERED, AND LANDED IN A FIELD." (.19) ON APRIL 7, 2001, ABOUT 1120 EDT, A JEROME WELLS KR-2, N8089K, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONALFLIGHT, MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD IN NASHVILLE, NC. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE A/C INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PETERSBURG, VA., THE SAME DAY ABOUT 1015. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE A/C, AND WAS FLYING IT HOME, AND WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 1,200 FEET, THE A/C ENGINE CEASED OPERATING. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING. (.4) ON APRIL 7, 2001, ABOUT 1120 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A JEROME WELLS KR-2, N8089K, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD IN NASHVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1015. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 40 DAYS, AND IT HAD TAKEN ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT ONCE HE HAD GOTTEN IT STARTED, HE RAN IT FOR ABOUT 7 MINUTES, AND HE AND HIS NEPHEW THEN EMBARKED, AND HE STARTED IT, AND TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. HE SAID HE WAS NUMBER THREE FOR TAKEOFF, AND WHILE WAITING HE IDLED THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, PERFORMED THE ENGINE RUNUP, EXECUTED THE TAKEOFF, AND CLIMBED TO ALTITUDE. ONCE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, HE SAID HE PROCEEDED TO THE SOUTH, AND HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN HE DECIDED TO TRANSFER FUEL FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ABOUT 2 MINUTES AFTER TRANSFERRING FUEL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO "CUT OUT", AND THEN IT CEASED OPERATING. HE SAID HE THEN EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD, AND DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT ALSO SAID THAT HE ASSUMED THAT MAYBE HE HAD NOT EFFECTIVELY DRAINED ALL THE WATER OUT OF THE RIGHT WING TANK, AND WHEN HE "FED" FROM THE RIGHT WING, THERE WAS ENOUGH CONTAMINATION TO CAUSE THE ENGINE TO "FLAME OUT." POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AN FAA LICENSED MECHANIC WITH INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR DRAIN PLUG HAD DROPS OF MOISTURE THAT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE GASCOLATOR FUEL BOWL, MOUNTED ON THE FIREWALL, WAS FULL OF WATER AND DEBRIS. ACCORDING THE MECHANIC, THE FUEL BOWL HAD A DRAIN VALVE, BUT IT WAS CLOGGED. ## 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 MIA01LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA115), Apr 7, 2001: Jerome Wells KR-2 (N8089K), Nashville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight inspection, which resulted in his operating an aircraft with contaminated fuel that resulted in a loss of engine power and and a forced landing to a field and damage to… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.