# Incident 19831019069739I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Birmingham, AL, October 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103JB-2002-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brandt James R LONG-EZ (registry code 05609TT, https://openairdocs.org/model/brandt-james-r-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 79 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831019069739I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. FRONT ATTACH FITTING FAILED DUE TO A SLIPPED GLUE JOINT.

## Other reports on N103JB (2)

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

- [Accident 19950201000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950201000989A), Feb 1, 1995: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N103JB), Marietta, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tried to depart with frost on wings. Lifted several times. Ran off end runway down embankment and exploded.
- [Incident 19910316014699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316014699I), Mar 16, 1991: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N103JB), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Nose wheel came off on impact.

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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