Sparks KR-2 N122MS

Summary

On 7 July 2001 at about 20:10 local time, a Sparks KR-2 registered N122MS was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 July 2001 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Nearest airport

Gillespie Field (SEE)

Coordinates

32.8505, -116.9890

Aircraft

Sparks KR-2

Registration

N122MS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Montgomery → Gillespie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA238

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was the original owner and builder of this aircraft, stated that while he was decelerating during his landing rollout, he encountered a gust of wind from the left, which caused the airplane to become airborne again with the left wing high. He added power and avoided a stall, but had drifted off the runway. The left main landing gear hit a runway light, causing the airplane to ground loop, which damaged the outboard 2 feet of the left wing. The pilot stated that he would repair the wing and fly the airplane again. He stated that the damage was easy to repair and woud take only a few days to complete. According to the pilot, he had approximately 2,000 hours of flight time, 700 of which was in the accident airplane. He had logged 50 hours in this airplane within the last 90 days. When asked how he could prevent this accident from happening in the future, he stated "Don't go flying."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.