# Incident 19950326008749I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Ithaca, NY, March 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1995, 09:05 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400TK-2006-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kohm Thomas S RUTAN LONG EZ (registry code 056905U, https://openairdocs.org/model/kohm-thomas-s-rutan-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 51 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950326008749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 26, 1995 AT 0905 EST, A HOMEBUILT, LONGEZ, N400TK, OPERATED BY THOMAS S. KOHM, MADE A HARD LANDING DURING WINDY CONDITIONS. LEFT MAIN WHEEL SEPARATED ON IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WILL BE TOWED TO HUNTINGTON, NY FOR REPAIRS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N400TK (1)

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

- [Incident 19931121048079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931121048079I), Nov 21, 1993: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N400TK), Westhampton Bea, NY, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing in gusty conditions. Bent brake rotor. Brakes locked. Gear collapsed.

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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