# Accident 19931113042789A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Hernando, FL, November 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1993, 16:15 local time
- Place: Hernando, FL
- Airport: Twelve Oaks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8991° N, 82.3697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8991&lon=-82.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83TS-2011-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scott Talmadge LONG EZ (registry code 056909E, https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-talmadge-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 713 total, 675 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931113042789A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK RELAY FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 MIA94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA022), Nov 13, 1993: Scott LONG-EZ (N83TS), Hernando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose gear down relay on the landing gear retraction/extension assembly for undetermined reasons, resulting in the collapse of the nose wheel on landing, and subsequent nose over.

## Other reports on N83TS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900318004769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004769A), Mar 18, 1990: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N83TS), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Engine went to idle on takeoff. Turned back but crash landed near runway. Throttle housing was slipping at a clamp.

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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