- Date
- March 20, 1984, 18:45 local (Mar 21, 1984, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kerrville, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N125RMRobert Mcdonnell KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840320008189A
- Case key
- 21286
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt/builder of the home built acft acceleration was not up to par during the takoff roll. Takeoff was continued and initial climb was poor. A downwind turn was initiated at about 100 ft AGL. During the turn the plt noticeda strip of tape on top of the right wing coming loose. This tape covers the detach point of the detachable wings. The plt was not able to maintain alt and in looking for a landing spot collided with a tree. The acft slewed about and came to rest in a field. The plt blamed the accident on a less than adequate engine and the added drag of the loose tape.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N125RM
- Reported as
- Robert Mcdonnell KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 10279
- Airframe hours
- 2
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1678CC, 50 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Mcdonnell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- ERV · Kerrville, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 864 total · 2 in this make and model · 839 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.