# Accident 20120925022009A: Davis Mark DAVIS KR-1, Albuquerque, NM, September 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2012, 14:11 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1450° N, 106.7950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1450&lon=-106.7950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6155X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS MARK DAVIS KR-1
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 175 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA673](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA673) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120925022009A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 AT 1411 MST, AN AMATEUR BUILT MARK DAVIS DAVIS KR1, N6155X, WITH EXPIRED REGISTERATION, CRASHED DURING LANDING AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WHILE IN ROUTE TO MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHINO, CALIFORNIA ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2012.

## 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 CEN12CA673](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA673), Sep 25, 2012: Davis Mark Davis KR-1 (N6155X), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control during landing/flare resulting from the pilot's decision to land in high wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the gusting wind and sudden wind shift during a critical…

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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