# Incident 19890611041629I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Newport News, VA, June 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N575WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adkins William/James LONG-EZ (registry code 05609YJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/adkins-william-james-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 282 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611041629I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT FAILED TO USE CHECKLIST AND DID NOT EXTEND GEAR.

## Other reports on N575WA (2)

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

- [Incident 19880508021939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880508021939I), May 8, 1988: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N575WA), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Failed to lower nose gear for landing. Landed with nose gear retracted.
- [Incident 19850504047619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504047619I), May 4, 1985: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N575WA), Roanoke Rapids, NC, Minor damage. Pilot switched tanks in pattern and engine quit. Unable to restart and landed short of runway due to traffic.

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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