# Incident 19990215012569I: Amtrru VARIEZE, Palo Alto, CA, February 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1999, 16:06 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999JD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 16 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990215012569I

## Narrative

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

VARIEZE N999JD WAS BUILT PRIOR TO LANDING GEAR IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS FROM DESIGNER. LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT SYSTEM WAS WEAK AS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED. LANDING GEAR SEPERATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT REPAIRS TO BE INSPECTED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INPECTOR PRIOR TO RETURN TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT OPERATION PERMITTED ONLY IN SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS FOR MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS AFTER RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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