# Incident 19870726055759I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Sheridan, WY, July 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Airport: Sheridan County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7692° N, 106.9803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHERIDAN COUNTY (SHR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7692&lon=-106.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134EZ-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carroll Richmond VARIEZE (registry code 05609TD, https://openairdocs.org/model/carroll-richmond-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726055759I

## Narrative

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

NOSE CAME OFF THE RUNWAY DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. PILOT FORCED NOSE GEAR ONTO RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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