# Incident 19830608032649I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Mount Comfort, IN, June 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1983, 10:45 local time
- Place: Mount Comfort, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8309° N, 85.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Comfort, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8309&lon=-85.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40TS-1996-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Townsend-Synder RULTAN VARIEZE (registry code 05609VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-synder-rultan-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 867 total, 7 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608032649I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH USE OF SPOILERS ON THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N40TS (1)

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

- [Accident 19920709024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709024809A), Jul 9, 1992: Amtrru VARIEZE (N40TS), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach. Landed short in tall corn. Left fuel selector on header tank. Ran dry. Failed select mains

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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