# Accident 20080526835999A: Amtr KR2, Roseburg, OR, May 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2008, 22:10 local time
- Place: Roseburg, OR
- Airport: Roseburg Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2425° N, 123.3597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2425&lon=-123.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4GJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4GJ-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hutton KR-2 (registry code 05648F8, https://openairdocs.org/model/hutton-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 134 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080526835999A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MAY 26, 2008, THE PILOT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT (N4GJ) DEPARTED RUNWAY 34 AT ROSEBURG AIRPORT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET IN THE AIR, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER.  HE BEGAN A LEFT TURN, LOST ALTITUDE, CONTACTED THE GROUND, WENT THROUGH THE PERIMETER FENCE, SLID ACROSS A STREET, AND CAME TO REST ON A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF A MOTEL 6.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS SAFELY WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.  A WITNESS STATED THAT "ENGINE OPERATION SOUNDED NORMAL" ON TAKEOFF AND ROTATION.

## 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 SEA08LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA140), May 26, 2008: Hutton KR-2 (N4GJ), Roseburg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's modification of the induction system, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to a landing area following the power loss.

## Other reports on N4GJ (2)

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

- [Accident 20010724016419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010724016419A), Jul 24, 2001: Amtr KR2 (N4GJ), Roseburg, OR, No damage. (.19) On July 24, 2001, approximately 2000 pacific daylight time, a hutton KR-2 homebuilt aircraft, N4GJ, registered to and being flown by a private pilot, was…
- [Accident 19970406045369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406045369A), Apr 6, 1997: Amtr KR2 (N4GJ), Grants Pass, OR, Substantial damage. (.4) On April 6, 1997, about 1430 pacific daylight time, N4GJ, a home built hutton rand Robinson KR-2 airplane, impacted trees during takeoff and was…

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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