# Incident 19880105004759I: Varga 2150AMORISY, Honolulu, HI, January 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8354J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8354J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Varga 2150A (registry code 9350102, https://openairdocs.org/model/varga-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880105004759I

## Narrative

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

THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD AND ON THE NOSE GEAR. NOSE WHEEL FORK BROKE.

## Other reports on N8354J (1)

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

- [Incident 19890406057819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406057819I), Apr 6, 1989: Varga 2150AMORISY (N8354J), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Gear assembly broke at attach point while taxiing to ramp. Strut housing broke from rust.

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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