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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrru VARIEZE · Dubuque, IA · March 11, 1997

Date: March 11, 1997 · 16:45 local
Place: Dubuque, IA
Airport: Dubuque Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N533VE
Reported as: Amtrru Varieze
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,645 total826 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N533VERegistered now · Wagner Robert VARIEZES/N 1533 · Built 1981 Airframe modelWagner Robert VARIEZE Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft departed dbq at 1630 on 3/11/97. Approximately 5 minutes into the flight, the engine failed. A restart was initiated and pilot attempted to return to the airport. Engine failed a second time and an emergency off-airport landing was initiated 6 miles nw of dbq. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the landing gear and lower nose skin. There were no injuries or other property damage. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DBQ AT 1630 ON 3/11/97. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE FAILED. A RESTART WAS INITIATED AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. ENGINE FAILED A SECOND TIME AND AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS INITIATED 6 MILES NW OF DBQ. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND LOWER NOSE SKIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.