# Accident 19891228053729A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Hammond, LA, December 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1989, 13:35 local time
- Place: Hammond, LA
- Airport: Hammond Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5060° N, 90.4549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammond, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5060&lon=-90.4549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77NW-1992-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dean Richard A RAF LONG EZE (registry code 05690P6, https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-richard-a-raf-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228053729A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. FIRST TEST FLIGHT.NO TIME IN TYPE

## 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 FTW90DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD01), Dec 28, 1989: Long E-Z-E Long E-Z-E- (N77NW), Hammond, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING AND RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE…

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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