Morehead KR-2 N522PC
2 September 2010 · Rancho Murieta, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 September 2010 at about 16:45 local time, a Morehead KR-2 registered N522PC, operated by Charlie J Morehead, was involved in an accident near Rancho Murieta, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rancho Murieta, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rancho Murieta (RIU)
- Coordinates
- 38.4878, -121.1003
- Aircraft
- Morehead KR-2
- Registration
- N522PC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charlie J Morehead
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rancho Murieta → Rancho Murieta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA445
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing the airplane bounced and the nose pitched up, so he added power to go around. This was followed by his lowering the nose to build up airspeed; however, he overcorrected and the airplane impacted the runway with the nosewheel, collapsing the nose strut. The airplane subsequently skidded down the runway before exiting off the left side and nosing over, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall and rudder. The pilot said that there were no preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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