19810103007389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Varga 2150AMORISY · Twenty Nine Pal, CA · January 3, 1981

Date
January 3, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Twenty Nine Pal, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8280J
Reported as
Varga 2150AMORISY
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
421 total169 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

During attempted takeoff from dry lake, nose gear broke off due to surface to soft and sandy.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM DRY LAKE, NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF DUE TO SURFACE TO SOFT AND SANDY.