19980119000439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrru VARIEZE · Artesia, NM · January 19, 1998

Date: January 19, 1998 · 16:32 local
Place: Artesia, NM
Airport: Artesia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N27CP
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA102
Reported as: Amtrru Varieze
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total1 in this make and model

N27CPRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2012 · Martin Theodore G VARIEZES/N 1195 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMartin Theodore G VARIEZE Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landed on nose gear folding same. Slid down runway on nose full power. Brakes were locked. Hit marker. Pure panic. (-23) on January 19, 1998, at 1632 mountain standard time, a martin Varieze experimental airplane, N27CP, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing. The sole occupant of the airplane was seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON NOSE GEAR FOLDING SAME. SLID DOWN RUNWAY ON NOSE FULL POWER. BRAKES WERE LOCKED. HIT MARKER. PURE PANIC. (-23) ON JANUARY 19, 1998, AT 1632 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A MARTIN VARIEZE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N27CP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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 FTW98LA102Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArtesia, NMThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors were the prevailing crosswind and the pilot's lack of total experience in type of aircraft.Jan 19, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N27CP · 1

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

Incident 19920508019779ITouch And Go Landing · Carlsbad, NMEngine quit after check-out for solo touch and go. Landing was hard and brakes locked. Nose gear collapsed.May 8, 1992 · Minor damage