# Incident 19860202009189I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Wilmington, NC, February 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N192GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moore Glenn G VARIEZE (registry code 0569009, https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-glenn-g-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 0 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860202009189I

## Narrative

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

NOSE PITCHED UP AND THEN DOWN DURING TAKEOFF. STRUCK RUNWAY AND SKIDDED INTO A GRASSY AREA.

## Other reports on N192GM (1)

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

- [Incident 19940727029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940727029739I), Jul 27, 1994: Amtrru VARIEZE (N192GM), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: nose landing gear failed to lock in the down position. Reason for malfunction unknown. Maintenance personnel will submit m or d upon completion of…

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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