Daniel Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Augusta, Georgia 30906
Saturday, November 22, 1986 15:00 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG ALWAYS RAN ROUGH AT FULL PWR DUE TO A RICH MIXTURE SETTING ON THE CARBURETOR. NORMALLY THE ENG ROUGHNESS COULD BE CORRECTED BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE OR MIXTURE CONTROL. THE PLT SAID THAT HE ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE ON THE CARBURETOR ONE TURN TOWARDS LEAN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLT. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF FLT, THE PLT ATTEMPTED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE LANDING, THE ENG FAILED. TO AVOID A HIGHWAY AT THE END OF THE RWY, THE PLT MADE A RIGHT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. THE ACFT THEN STALLED AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. THE PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED OR AVAILABLE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/22/1986
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City AUGUSTA
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 30906
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport DANIEL FIELD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID DNL
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 424
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1450 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 225
Weather Observation Facility ID AGS
Elevation of weather observation facility 145
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 6
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 25000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 17
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 100
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1663
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 24 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1043
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 32099
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N313RR
NTSB Number ATL87LA026
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MULLINAX
Aircraft Model KR-2
Aircraft Series Identifier KR-2
Aircraft Serial Number 257-84-3180
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ROBERT A. MULLINAX
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2400 WINSTON WAY
Aircraft Owner City AUGUSTA
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 30906
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1430
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 10
Runway Length 3773
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --