# Incident 19900606039239I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Palo Alto, CA, June 6, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1990, 11:44 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9664Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9664Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Camenzino Burton P VARI-EZE (registry code 0569025, https://openairdocs.org/model/camenzino-burton-p-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 650 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900606039239I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH UNLOCKED NOSE GEAR. GEAR COLLAPSED. WORN GEAR IN RETRACTION MECHANISM BACKED OFF OVER CENTER.

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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