19881104066419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Cocoa, FL · November 4, 1988

Date: November 4, 1988 · 09:00 local
Place: Cocoa, FL
Airport: Merritt Island Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N143CL
Reported as: Amtrru Variezelong
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total900 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N143CLRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 2022 · Busch Charles A LONG EZES/N 143 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBusch Charles A LONG EZE Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine problem on takeoff. Made a 180 degree turn back to runway. Drifted on landing and hit two runway signs.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE PROBLEM ON TAKEOFF. MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO RUNWAY. DRIFTED ON LANDING AND HIT TWO RUNWAY SIGNS.