Amateur-built KR2 accident near Zellwood, Florida, October 30, 2004
On October 30, 2004 at about 7:00 pm local time, a amateur-built KR2, registered N212KR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Zellwood, Florida (Bob White Field Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the on-ground collision with a drainage ditch.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 30, 2004 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Zellwood, Florida · Bob White Field Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built KR2
- Registration
- N212KR · no longer on the register · serial KR2FL2002
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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 complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 313 hours in all; 192 in this make and model; 77 in the last 90 days; 21 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Volkswagen Unknown (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KVNC Venice FL at 6:00 pm
- Destination: X61 Zellwood FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N212KR the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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