26.5866° N, 81.8632° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PAGE FLD (FMY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 26, 1997 · 10:46 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N84DY
Reported as
Amtrru Varieze
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total1,300 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the amateur built airplane landed, during roll out the nose gear collapsed. Post inspection revealed that the 4 ea 10/32 bolts that secures the overcenter mechanism had come loose not allowing the nose gear to properly lock in the down position.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE LANDED, DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. POST INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE 4 EA 10/32 BOLTS THAT SECURES THE OVERCENTER MECHANISM HAD COME LOOSE NOT ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO PROPERLY LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.