# Accident 19930613017899A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Olathe, KS, June 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1993, 09:25 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Industrial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8298° N, 94.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8298&lon=-94.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222EG-1995-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greer Emory W JR VARI-EZE (registry code 0569001, https://openairdocs.org/model/greer-emory-w-jr-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total, 1,128 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DCG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930613017899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGED AND QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. DIVING TURN TO IMPACT. UNSECURED FUEL CAP HIT AND BROKE WOOD PROP. OVER GROSS.

## 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 CHI93DCG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCG01), Jun 13, 1993: Emory W. Greer, JR. VARI-EZE (N222EG), Olathe, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to secure a fuel cap during the preflight inspection of the airplane, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the emergency landing. Factors associated with…

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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