# Incident 19890928053089I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Salt Lake City, UT, September 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8009K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8009K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oertli Erwin LONG EZ (registry code 05690T8, https://openairdocs.org/model/oertli-erwin-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890928053089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER NOSEWHEEL AND LANDED WITH NOSEWHEEL RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N8009K (1)

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

- [Incident 19891120063999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891120063999I), Nov 20, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N8009K), Yuma, AZ. Lost due to faulty loran. Made emergency landing. No communication with tower. Traffic on runway.

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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