# Accident 19991017032459A: Amtr VARIEZE, Jean, NV, October 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7509° N, 115.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7509&lon=-115.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86KM-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mintz Kenneth R VARI EZE (registry code 05690K5, https://openairdocs.org/model/mintz-kenneth-r-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-100 series (registry code 55001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-100-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 510 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991017032459A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 17, 1999, AT 0920 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT MINTZ VARI-EZE, N86KM, LANDED IN THE DESERT SHORT OF RUNWAY 2L AT THE JEAN, NEVADA, AIRPORT, FOLLOWING A PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT, CONSTRUCTED, OWNED, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE JEAN AIRPORT ABOUT 0910 FOR A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTORS FROM THE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, THE PILOT WAS GIVING RIDES AS PART OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION DISCOVER AVIATION PROGRAM. THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 2L AND WAS ON A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNEDTOWARD THE RUNWAY BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND POWER TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN DESERT TERRAIN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.                                                       (-23)DURING APPROACH TO LAND AT JEAN AIRPORT, NV. THE PILOT REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE, COULD NOT MAKE RUNWAY 2 AND LANDED IN A DIRT FIELD 1.5 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE  AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX00LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA010), Oct 17, 1999: Mintz Vari EZE (N86KM), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine cylinder head due to detonation and subsequent over temperature for undetermined reasons.

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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