# Accident 20040715018469A: Amtr KR2S, St Paul, MN, July 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2004, 14:25 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9975° N, 92.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9975&lon=-92.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N299DS-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Selby Dean KR-2-SS (registry code 05607S4, https://openairdocs.org/model/selby-dean-kr-2-ss) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2S
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040715018469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N299DS LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 32 AT LAKE ELMO AIRPORT. PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL ABOVE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING DROPPED SUDDENLY. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER BUT DID NOT RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING GROUND. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM GROUND CONTACT TEARING GEAR FROM AIRCRAFT, CRACKING COMPOSITE FUSELAGE, AND RIPPING WING COMPOSITE SURFACES.

## 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 CHI04CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA190), Jul 15, 2004: Selby Dean KR-2-SS (N299DS), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control. A related factor was the crosswind.

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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