- Date
- January 24, 1992, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N87JJJames Houston KR2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920124000989A
- Case key
- 27544
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper emergency procedures, misjudging the airplane's altitude, failure to attain the proper touchdown point and excessive airspeed. Contributing to this accident was an undetermined loss of power and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the accident airplane.
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 departed runway 17. Shortly after liftoff the engine began to run erratically; gaining power then losing power. The pilot executed a 180 degree turn to land on runway 35. After clearing the power lines the airplane touched down at a high speed simultaneously striking the right wing and right main landing gear. The airplane bounced and the pilot pushed the nose over and touched down at midfield. The airplane struck the runway again in a right wing, nose down attitude. The airplane rotated to the right and disintegrated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87JJ
- Reported as
- James Houston KR2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 7120
- Engine
- Volkswagen 2200, 70 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Burton, Phillip A.
- Registered owner
- Burton, Phillip A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- P19 · Stellar Airpark, runway 35, 4,005 × 55 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 1 in this make and model · 138 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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