# Incident 19830601042599I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Long Beach, CA, June 1, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3260K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3260K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kelly George C LONG-EZE (registry code 05609VS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kelly-george-c-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 31 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830601042599I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FORGOT TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UP. WARNING LIGHT ON LOW INTENSITY. NO GEAR HORN ON HOMEBUILT.

## Other reports on N3260K (1)

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

- [Incident 19950827033489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950827033489I), Aug 27, 1995: Amtr LONG EZ (N3260K), Dubuque, IA, Minor damage. On landing roll nose gear struck a loose piece of asphalt and collapsed. Piece struck prop.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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