# Accident 19850217003619A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Mt Vernon, IL, February 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, IL
- Airport: Outland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3093° N, 88.9091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3093&lon=-88.9091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101MW-2003-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wicks Organ RUTAN VARIEZE (registry code 0560929, https://openairdocs.org/model/wicks-organ-rutan-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 42 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217003619A

## Narrative

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

MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. MANUFACTURER HAS IMPROVED GEAR ON LATER MODELS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA113), Feb 17, 1985: Rutan Varieze (N101MW), Mt. Vernon, IL, substantial damage

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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