Baker KR-2 N93PC

Summary

On 21 December 2003 at about 20:24 local time, a Baker KR-2 registered N93PC was involved in an accident near St. Marys, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 December 2003 at 20:24

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Marys, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

St. Marys Airport (4J6)

Coordinates

30.7547, -81.5572

Aircraft

Baker KR-2

Registration

N93PC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Marys → St. Marys

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04LA050

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during climb out which resulted in a stall and inflight collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the second landing the aircraft bounced approximately one foot. After the bounce the pilot decided that it would be best to go around. The pilot felt a sudden, strong vibration. The pilot thought he did not have enough runway to make a safe landing so he continued the takeoff. The pilot stated that he checked the instruments and saw that the engine was running at 3100 RPM, but the airspeed was decreasing and the vibration was increasing. He increased the pitch of the airplane just before a row of trees at the end of the runway and made it over the top of the trees. The pilot pitched the nose of the airplane back down and turned slightly to the left to avoid some taller trees and headed towards a clearing in the woods by a river. The airplane's landing gear struck the tops of trees 80 feet high. The airplane came to rest inverted three feet from the ground in the bushes. The airplane caught on fire. Both the pilot and passenger were able to get out of their seatbelts and crawl out of the plane. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.