# Accident 19970503007759A: Amtrru VARIEZELONG, Roanoke, TX, May 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1997, 10:01 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0002° N, 97.2296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0002&lon=-97.2296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86RG-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gowan Ronald J LONG-EZ (registry code 0569029, https://openairdocs.org/model/gowan-ronald-j-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 906 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970503007759A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA173), May 3, 1997: Gowan LONG-EZ (N86RG), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N86RG (1)

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

- [Incident 19920311013489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920311013489I), Mar 11, 1992: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N86RG), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed while taxiing onto runway. Gear strut bracket failed. Pilot did not have current medical.

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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