# Incident 19850504047619I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Roanoke Rapids, NC, May 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Airport: Halifax Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4395° N, 77.7093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Halifax County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4395&lon=-77.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N575WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adkins William/James LONG-EZ (registry code 05609YJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/adkins-william-james-long-ez) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 70 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504047619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SWITCHED TANKS IN PATTERN AND ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO RESTART AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY DUE TO TRAFFIC.

## Other reports on N575WA (2)

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

- [Incident 19890611041629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611041629I), Jun 11, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N575WA), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot failed to use checklist and did not extend gear.
- [Incident 19880508021939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880508021939I), May 8, 1988: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N575WA), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Failed to lower nose gear for landing. Landed with nose gear retracted.

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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