# Accident 19890924035839A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Green Cove Spri, FL, September 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1989, 13:04 local time
- Place: Green Cove Spri, FL
- Airport: Haller Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9807° N, 81.6694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9807&lon=-81.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711KD-1989-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cooley Kenneth LONG-EZ (registry code 05690B3, https://openairdocs.org/model/cooley-kenneth-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924035839A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY IN WET GRASS. ARICRAFT DESTROYED BY IMPACTING DITCHES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA256), Sep 24, 1989: Cooley LONG-EZ (N711KD), Green Cove Spgs, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO ALIGN THE ACFT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING. THE LOW CEILING, TAILWIND, AND DITCH WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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