# Accident 19990610006969A: Amtr VARIEZE, Odessa, MO, June 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Odessa, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9894° N, 93.9506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9894&lon=-93.9506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83HR-1999-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robbins Harry W VARIEZE (registry code 056095H, https://openairdocs.org/model/robbins-harry-w-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990610006969A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)THE AIRPLANE "DROPPED IN" AS THE PILOT WAS LANDING.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLIES COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE.  BOTH WINGS, THE CANARD, AND THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED.  DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.  THE PILOT CONSTRUCTED AND OWNED THE AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE LANDING STRIP ON THE PILOT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY.

## 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 CHI99LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA181), Jun 10, 1999: Robbins Verieze (N83HR), Odessa, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude during landing.

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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