- Date
- April 18, 1990, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Blytheville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N31123Bennett KR-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900418010359A
- Case key
- 34968
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Probable cause
Improper handling of the aircraft during a high speed taxi.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While making a full power ground run in his newly acquired tail wheel configured homebuilt airplane, with the stick in the full aft position, the pilot experienced an immediate abrupt climb to about 50 feet AGL. The airplane then stalled and descended uncontrolled to the terrain. This was the pilot's first flight in the airplane and gusty crosswind conditions existed. The pilot stated that he was concentrating on directional control with the rudder, and was not aware that the stick was full aft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31123
- Reported as
- Bennett KR-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2352
- Engine
- Volkswagen 18C-1835CC, 60 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chung, Steven I.
- Airport
- HKA · Blytheville, runway 35, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,610 total · 463 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- JBR, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.