# Accident 19980119000439A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Artesia, NM, January 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1998, 16:32 local time
- Place: Artesia, NM
- Airport: Artesia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8395° N, 104.4292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8395&lon=-104.4292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27CP-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin Theodore G VARIEZE (registry code 05609Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-theodore-g-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980119000439A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW98LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA102), Jan 19, 1998: Martin Varieze (N27CP), Artesia, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors were the prevailing crosswind and the pilot's lack of total experience in type of aircraft.

## Other reports on N27CP (1)

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

- [Incident 19920508019779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508019779I), May 8, 1992: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N27CP), Carlsbad, NM, Minor damage. Engine quit after check-out for solo touch and go. Landing was hard and brakes locked. Nose gear collapsed.

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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