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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr VARI EZE · Arlington, WA · July 11, 1998

Date
July 11, 1998 · 14:30 local
Place
Arlington, WA
Airport
Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29NS
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA98LA130
Reported as
Amtr Varieze
Reported engine
AMTR O200
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
390 total240 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While maneuvering to land at Arlington Municipal Airport after a localflight, the engine quit very abruptly. Realizing he could not glide to runway 16, the pilot made a forced landing into a grass field, about one mile north of the threshold. No injuries, but substantial damage to the aircraft.y

As the FAA filed it

WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AFTER A LOCALFLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT VERY ABRUPTLY. REALIZING HE COULD NOT GLIDE TO RUNWAY 16, THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A GRASS FIELD, ABOUT ONE MILE NORTH OF THE THRESHOLD. NO INJURIES, BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.Y

NTSB investigation

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