# NTSB LAX89DUG05: Salmon KR-2, N1033A, Chino, CA, July 6, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 5, 1989, 18:58 local (Jul 6, 1989, 01:58 UTC)
- Place: Chino, CA
- Coordinates: 34.000049, -117.680732 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-117.6807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89DUG05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26123/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUG05

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Hard landing, takeoff - aborted

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1033A-2002-10-28), registration cancelled 2002-10-28, S/N 3295, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SALMON KR-2
- Registry model: [Salmon Millard M KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/salmon-millard-m-kr-2) (registry code 05648AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Revmaster 2100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (registry code 52550, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 3295
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890705019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890705019729A), Jul 5, 1989: Amtr KR2, Chino, CA, Substantial damage. First flight in homebuilt. Became destabilized on takeoff, aborted. Made semicontrolled crash off runway.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.