# NTSB MIA05CA038: Steven W. Jones KR2, N212KR, Zellwood, FL, October 30, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 30, 2004, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Zellwood, FL - Coordinates: 28.735277, -81.629165 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7353&lon=-81.6292&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 24, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 60661 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA05CA038 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60661/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA038 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the on-ground collision with a drainage ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The pilot stated that after touching down on the runway, the airplane bounced and while airborne in a right wing low attitude, the airplane veered 20-30 degrees to the right. He added full power to go around, but the P-factor from the counterclockwise rotating engine continued the airplane veering to the right. He then applied forward elevator input, reduced power, touched down on the runway. After landing, he applied the brakes, but the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and traveled into a drainage ditch, causing the nose and left main landing gear wheels to separate. ## Factual narrative On October 30, 2004, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt KR2, N212KR, registered to a private individual, experienced a loss of control during landing and collided with a drainage ditch at Bob White Field Airport, Zellwood, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight from Venice Municipal Airport, Venice, Florida, to the Bob White Field Airport. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 1400, from the Venice Municipal Airport. The pilot stated that after touching down on the runway, the airplane bounced and while airborne in a right wing low attitude, the airplane veered 20-30 degrees to the right. He added full power to go around, but the P-factor from the counterclockwise rotating engine continued the airplane veering to the right. He then applied forward elevator input, reduced power, touched down on the runway. After landing, he applied the brakes, but the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and traveled into a drainage ditch, causing the nose and left main landing gear wheels to separate. The National Transportation Safety Board was notified of the accident on November 22, 2004, by personnel from the Federal Aviation Administration. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N212KR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212KR-2006-05-04), registration cancelled 2006-05-04, S/N KR2FL2002, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Steven W. Jones KR2 - Registry model: [Jones Steven W KR2](https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-steven-w-kr2) (registry code 05614X1) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: KR2FL2002 - Engines: Volkswagen Unknown reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Steven W. Jones - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: KVNC, Venice, FL - Destination: X61, Zellwood, FL - Airport: X61, Bob White Field Airport, runway 27 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 313 total, 192 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20041030029769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030029769A), Oct 30, 2004: Amtr KR2, Zellwood, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reports that on Saturday October 30, 2004, at approx. 1500 hrs he landed at bob White field, aircraft bounced and pilot was unable to maintain… ## Other investigations on N212KR (1) 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. - [NTSB MIA06LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA006), Oct 15, 2005: Steven W. Jones KR2 (N212KR), Venice, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with the water for undetermined reasons. 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.