# Incident 19870603037979I: Amtrru VARIVIGGEN, Litchfield, IL, June 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1987, 21:20 local time
- Place: Litchfield, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1760° N, 89.6655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1760&lon=-89.6655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22VV-2016-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ullman Emerald J VARIVIGGEN (registry code 056098U, https://openairdocs.org/model/ullman-emerald-j-variviggen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIVIGGEN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 55 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870603037979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE MAIN GEAR FOR LANDING.  FOUND A LOOSE SET SCREW IN THE WORM DRIVE GEAR.

## Other reports on N22VV (1)

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

- [Accident 19910929043469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910929043469A), Sep 29, 1991: Amtrru VARIVIGGEN (N22VV), Greenville, IL, Substantial damage. Prop assembly departed aircraft shortly after departure. Landed off airport. All six attach bolts failed. Stripped.

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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