# Accident 19920520015519A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Jeffersonville, IN, May 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1992, 15:20 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2996° N, 85.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2996&lon=-85.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bierly James D VARIEZE (registry code 056096E, https://openairdocs.org/model/bierly-james-d-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: 478 total, 275 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEX01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920520015519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON GO AROUND FROM A BLOCKED LANDING. NOSED OVER LANDING ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. CARB AIR DUCT COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI92DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEX01), May 20, 1992: James D. Bierly VARI-EZ (N64SJ), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A COLLAPSED CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE DUCT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE SOFT, UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING.

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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