# Incident 19850819039649I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Smyrna, TN, August 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0090° N, 86.5201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMYRNA (MQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-86.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N850JW-2013-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ward James W LONG-EZ (registry code 0569042, https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-james-w-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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,019 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819039649I

## Narrative

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

DURING FIRST FLIGHT NOSE STRUCK RUNWAY HARD. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN RUNWAY AND STOPPED.

## Other reports on N850JW (1)

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

- [Accident 19930729026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729026439A), Jul 29, 1993: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N850JW), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Reported powerloss returning to airport. Crash landed. No defects found. Carburetor icing existed in area.

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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