- Date
- November 5, 1988, 14:01 local (20:01 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4474USandridge KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881105049559A
- Case key
- 22722
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the plt was taxiing to takeoff, the tower adzd him that wind shear advisories were in effect. At aprx 1359, he was clrd for takeoff on rwy 31. At that time, the wind was from 280 deg at 18 KTS. Drg takeoff, the acft was climbing thru about 300 to 500 ft, when the plt declared an emergency. He was clrd to land on any rwy. He turned back to the arpt & atmtd to land in the opposite direction. The plt said he made a dscndg turn, but could not get aligned with the rwy. He stated that the dscndg turn 'seemed to go well until between 50 & 25 ft AGL, then the plane darted left & down until impact.' Subsequently, the acft impacted the gnd in a level attitude aprx 100 ft left of rwy 13, near the apch end. After the acdnt, the plt rprtd he thought he had lost rudder ctl drg the climb-out & elected to land on the closest rwy. However, an exam of the acft after the acdnt revealed that all flt control systems, including the rudder control, were operating normally. The plt rprtd the wind was from 280 deg at 16 gusting 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4474U
- Reported as
- Sandridge KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 4926
- Airframe hours
- 171
- Engine
- Revmaster 2100D, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sandridge, Hollis D.
- Registered owner
- Hollis D Sandridge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 19, 1988 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- MLU
- Destination
- M89 · Arkadelphia, AR
- Airport
- MLU · Monroe Regional, runway 13, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 583 total · 171 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.