# Incident 19960202002899I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Reno, NV, February 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8BE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZELONG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 76 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960202002899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER COMPLETING TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT RNO, N8BE, PILOTED BY MR. GARY SHANK, CERTIFICATE NO. 21085648, RETURNED FOR A FINAL FULL STOP LANDING AT RNO. DURING FINAL APPROACH MR. SHANK STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEACCELERATED THE NOSE DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS NOSE 200-300 FEET AND CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SHOULDER OF RUNWAY 16L.

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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