# Accident 20010707015559A: Amtr KR2, El Cajon, CA, July 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2001, 13:10 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8505° N, 116.9890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8505&lon=-116.9890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122MS-2014-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sparks Manuel KR-2 (registry code 05648JG, https://openairdocs.org/model/sparks-manuel-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010707015559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1525 HOURS PST, N122MS, A KR-2 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GILLISPIE FIELD (SEE). THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT (SOUTHWEST DIRECTION). THE ACFT LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET IN THE AIR.  THE LEFT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING RESULTED IN A TEAR STARTING AT THE LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET FROM THE FUSELAGE.  THE TEAR MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 7 INCHES WIDE BY 14 INCHES LONG THROUGH THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WING.  A RUNWAY LIGHT WAS DESTROYED.  THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS ALSO BENT.  THE TOWER TOOK A WIND READING RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT WAS MEASURED AT 240/08.                    (.4) ON SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2001, AT 1310 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A SPARKS KR-2, N122MS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AT GILLESPIE FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED BROWN FIELD, SAN DIEGO, AT 1250 FOR THE FLIGHT TO GILLESPIE FIELD, WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND BUILDER OF THIS AIRCRAFT, WAS INTERVIEWED BY AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DECELERATING DURING HIS LANDING ROLLOUT, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BECOME AIRBORNE AGAIN WITH THE LEFT WING HIGH. HE ADDED POWER AND AVOIDED A STALL, BUT HAD DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO GROUND LOOP, WHICH DAMAGED THE OUTBOARD 2 FEET OF THE LEFT WING WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WOULD REPAIR THE WING AND FLY THE AIRPLANE AGAIN. HE STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS EASY TO REPAIR AND WOULD TAKE ONLY A FEW DAYS TO COMPLETE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 2,000 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, 700 OF WHICH WAS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. HE HAD LOGGED 50 HOURS IN THIS AIRPLANE WITHIN THE LAST 90 DAYS.

## 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 LAX01LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA238), Jul 7, 2001: Sparks KR-2 (N122MS), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during 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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