44.0521° N, 123.0868° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Eugene, OR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 4, 1982 · 14:55 local
Place
Eugene, OR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37993
Reported as
Amtrru Varieze
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total2 in this make and model2 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.
Pilot landed with nose gear up. Main gear is fixed. Did not notice that breaker switch was not activated.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UP. MAIN GEAR IS FIXED. DID NOT NOTICE THAT BREAKER SWITCH WAS NOT ACTIVATED.