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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Roanoke, TX · May 3, 1997

Date: May 3, 1997 · 10:01 local
Place: Roanoke, TX
Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N86RG
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97FA173
Reported as: Amtrru Variezelong
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total906 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N86RGRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Gowan Ronald J LONG-EZS/N 1975-L · Built 1987 Airframe modelGowan Ronald J LONG-EZ Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Lost power on takeoff at 100FT. Landed on airport but slid off into fence. Fuel contaminated with fiberglass resin. (-23) on 05/03/97, a long ez experimental aircraft, N86RG, experienced a total loss of engine power after takeoff at approximately 100 feet AGL, at Northwest Regional Airport, 52F, Roanoke, TX. The aircraft impacted the ground in approximately a level attitude on airport property and continued to slide off airport property after proceeding through a barbed wire fence. The airplane received substantial damage. The pilot suffered only minor injuries. Subsequent examination of the fuel system revealed gross contamination of gascolater with fiberglass resin.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AT 100FT. LANDED ON AIRPORT BUT SLID OFF INTO FENCE. FUEL CONTAMINATED WITH FIBERGLASS RESIN. (-23) ON 05/03/97, A LONG EZ EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N86RG, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, AT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT, 52F, ROANOKE, TX. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN APPROXIMATELY A LEVEL ATTITUDE ON AIRPORT PROPERTY AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE OFF AIRPORT PROPERTY AFTER PROCEEDING THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED GROSS CONTAMINATION OF GASCOLATER WITH FIBERGLASS RESIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97FA173Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportRoanoke, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate. A factor was the gascolator's filter screen becoming contaminated with fiber glass residue due to the pilot/mechanic's inadequate maintenance.May 3, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N86RG · 1

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

Incident 19920311013489IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Ft Worth, TXNose gear collapsed while taxiing onto runway. Gear strut bracket failed. Pilot did not have current medical.Mar 11, 1992 · Reported as Amtrru Variezelong · Minor damage