- Date
- July 14, 1992, 06:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N377JKKrug Lincoln Sportplane
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920714025519A
- Case key
- 27686
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Probable cause
The pilot/builder inadequate propeller component resulting in an inadequate climb performance. Contributing to this accident was the airplane's inability to climb.
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/builder completed a high speed taxi test on the runway before departing on the experimental airplane's first flight. During the takeoff the airplane failed to climb after it transitioned from ground effect. The engine RPM was adequate, but the airplane would not climb. The remaining runway was inadequate for a landing and the pilot attempted to gain altitude by increasing the flying speed, but to no avail. The altitude was insufficient and the airplane collided with the trees at the end of the runway. The pilot/builder reported that the propeller thrust efficiency was inadequate to produce the required thrust for climb.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N377JK
- Reported as
- Krug Lincoln Sportplane (LINCOLN SP)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1600 CC, 41 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Krug, John A.
- Registered owner
- Krug, John A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 19, 1992 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- L66
- Destination
- L66
- Airport
- L66 · Corona Municipal, runway 25, 3,200 × 60 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 371 total · 1 in this make and model · 318 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 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.