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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrru VARI-EZE · Redwood Falls, MN · June 20, 1978

Date: June 20, 1978 · 19:30 local
Place: Redwood Falls, MN
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5WZ
Reported as: Amtrru Varieze
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total2 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5WZRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2011 · Wieland VARI-EZES/N 530 · Built 1978 Airframe modelWieland VARI-EZE Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During takeoff roll, the nose wheel casting failed and broke off the nose wheel strut.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NOSE WHEEL CASTING FAILED AND BROKE OFF THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT.

Other reports on N5WZ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20090930018639ITaxi · Arlington, WAOn September 30, 2009 about 1740 PDT at Arlington airport, WA, the pilot and owner of an wieland vari-eze aircraft N5WZ, sn 530 removed the aircraft from a hanger for an engine test run. He ran the engine and wanted to conduct a high speed taxi. The pilot…Sep 30, 2009 · Destroyed