Miller Rand Robinson KR-2 accident near Galliano, LA
On May 21, 2005, a Miller Rand Robinson KR-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Galliano, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 21, 2005
- Place
- Galliano, LA
- Aircraft
- Miller Rand Robinson KR-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.432°N, 90.265°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050527X00684
NTSB summary
On May 21, 2005, about 1600 central daylight time, a single-engine Miller Rand Robinson KR-2 turbo-prop powered experimental airplane, N684LM, was destroyed following a loss of control during the initial takeoff climb from the South Lafourche Airport (L49), near Galliano, Louisiana. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. A witness and friend of the pilot reported that the accident airplane had been flown once since a Solar turbo-prop engine, which was overhauled by the pilot, had been installed. On that occasion, the pilot had flown the airplane for about 15 minutes. Upon completion of that flight, the pilot reported he had experienced a problem with the hydraulically adjustable propeller, which was not allowing for the correct propeller blade pitch. The witness reported that the pilot had determined that the propeller governor arm was not able to produce full travel and he manufactured a new arm to solve that problem. The pilot had also talked to the witness about a possible fuel system problem and, the night before the accident, had drained the fuel from the left and right fuel tanks. The pilot then filtered the fuel before returning it to both fuel tanks. The pilot was reported to have completed this process about 0200 on the morning of the accident. The witness further reported that on
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin during initial takeoff climb. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience for the make/model airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
