- Date
- July 5, 1989, 18:58 local (Jul 6, 1989, 01:58 UTC)
- Place
- Chino, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1033ASalmon KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890705019729A
- Case key
- 26123
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Probable cause
The pilot's overcontrolling of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was that this was the pilot's first flight in the aircraft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot of a homebuilt aircraft experienced pitch instability and oscillation during the initial takeoff. He aborted the takeoff and the aircraft collided with the ground. No mechanical problems were reported. This was the pilot's first flight in the aircraft. He indicated he was having problems with over controlling the aircraft immediately after liftoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1033A
- Reported as
- Salmon KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 3295
- Engine
- Revmaster 2100, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert J. Pinson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1989 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- CNO · Chino, runway 21, 6,222 × 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 145 total · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 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.