# Accident 20100623035999A: Rice Lawren KR-2, Richfield, UT, June 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2010, 10:06 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7344° N, 112.0981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7344&lon=-112.0981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44729, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44729-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rice Lawrence KR-2 (registry code 05648PQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/rice-lawrence-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICE LAWREN KR-2
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR HAPI ENGINES INC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100623035999A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT AFTER PURCHASE AND REPAINT.  AIRCRAFT SAT ON GROUND FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR.  CONFORMITY INSPECTION COMPLETE PILOT DID HIGH SPEED TAXI AND TESTED ENGINE PERFORMANCE THEN TAXIED BACK AND TOOKOFF.  DURING RUNUP THICK BLACK SMOKE SEEN OUT OF THE EXHUAST AREA.  AT OR JUST AFTER ROTATION WITNESSES HEARD POPPING COMING FROM ENGINE.  AT ROTATION PILOT ROTATED TOO HIGH THEN OVERCORRECTED.  PILOT FLEW IN RIGHT HAND PATTERN AND TRIED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AND NEVER GAINED SIGNIFICANT ALTITUDE.  PILOT TURNED AT MID FIELD AND WENT DIRECTLY TO AIRPORT IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE AIRFIELD.  LANDING GEAR CLIPPED PERIMETER FENCE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER INTO THE GROUND.  ENGINE SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT.   PILOT AND HIS SEAT EJECTED BY THE FORCE OF THE CRASH AND LANDED 40 FROM WRECKAGE.  PILOT SEVERLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR10LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA310), Jun 23, 2010: Rice KR-2 (N44729), Richfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb due to a carburetor malfunction.

## Other reports on N44729 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080930849559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080930849559I), Sep 30, 2008: Ricela KR2 (N44729), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that while on a high speed taxi the nose gear bent allowing the propeller to contact the ground. No NMAC. No fire. No damage to property or…

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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