# Accident 19940116000469A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Camarillo, CA, January 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1994, 16:02 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2306° N, 119.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2306&lon=-119.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345KJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 965 total, 23 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940116000469A

## Narrative

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

BRAKED HEAVILY TO TURN OFF ON TAXIWAY ON LANDING. RIGHT BRAKE FAILED. GROUND LOOPED TO LEFT. BRAKE GLAZED BY HEAT.

## 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 LAX94LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA097), Jan 17, 1994: Clunis Long EZ (N345KJ), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the brake system which resulted in a failure of the right brake due to excessive heat glazing.

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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