19890413021669I

Incident

FAA incident report · Amtrru Variezelong · East Hampton, NY · April 13, 1989

Date
April 13, 1989 · 12:30 local
Place
East Hampton, NY
Airport
East Hampton Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N954LE
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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.

Hit a pot hole on takeoff. Damaged nose gear. Precautionary landing with gear up to prevent extensive damage.

As the FAA filed it

HIT A POT HOLE ON TAKEOFF. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITH GEAR UP TO PREVENT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.