# Incident 19970103008659I: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Ft Smith, AR, January 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ft Smith, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Montague Thomas W LONG EZ (registry code 05690D1, https://openairdocs.org/model/montague-thomas-w-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 O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,870 total, 110 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970103008659I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE WOODEN PROPELLER CAME APART. PART OF THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RIGHT RUDDER KNOCKING THE RUDDER FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE HINGES. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N29TM (2)

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

- [Accident 20230819015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230819015669A), Aug 19, 2023: Montague Thomas W LONG EZ (N29TM), Brighton, MI, Destroyed. While in cruise flight at 4500' MSL and approximatley 6NM south of Brighton airport (45G) the pilot experienced a sudden loss of power. The pilot declared an…
- [Incident 20010322009339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010322009339I), Mar 22, 2001: Amtr LONGEZ (N29TM), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. (-23)On landing at Greenville (gmu) airport, runway one, the nose gear swivel fork failed on contact with the runway. The nose gear wheel separated from the…

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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