# Accident 19920323007509A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Kenosha, WI, March 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6197° N, 87.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6197&lon=-87.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cobean Richard W RUTAN VARIEZE (registry code 056902P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cobean-richard-w-rutan-varieze) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 7 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEP02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920323007509A

## Narrative

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

NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED AFTER SHIMMY ON LANDING ROLL AND PARTLY COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR.

## 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 CHI92DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEP02), Mar 23, 1992: Rutan Varieze (N39L), Kenosha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

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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