# Accident 19991018038239A: Amtr VARIEZE, Quemado, NM, October 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1999, 10:10 local time
- Place: Quemado, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3108° N, 108.7908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3108&lon=-108.7908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13WM-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner Wesley C VARIEZE (registry code 05609FV, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-wesley-c-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,973 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991018038239A

## Narrative

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

(.4) WHILE VISITING A REPAIR FACILITY IN CALIFORNIA TO HAVE MINOR REPAIR WORK PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT WAS VISITED AT HIS REQUEST BY A MAN WHO SOLD HIM THE ENGINE'S CARBURETOR FOAM AIR FILTER. THE MAN INSPECTED THE FILTER AND IT APPEARED `AGED' AND `CRUMBLY.' THE PILOT DECLINED TO HAVE THE FILTER REPLACED, AND THE PILOT THEN REINSTALLED IT. AFTER AN OVERNIGHT STOP IN ARIZONA WHILE EN ROUTE BACK TO HIS HOME TOWN IN TEXAS, THE PILOT CONTACTED ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AND REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. HE REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT, BUT WAS NEVER IDENTIFIED ON RADAR. THE LAST TRANSMISSION FROM THE PILOT WAS RECEIVED AT 1008, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY A LOCAL RANCHER SEVERAL HOURS LATER. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED ON A DRY DIRT FIELD PARALLELL TO A FORREST ROAD AND DIRECTLY PERPENDICULAR TO ANOTHER GRAVEL ROAD. THE TOUCHDOWN SPEED WAS ESTIMATED TO BE EXCESS OF 100 KNOTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S OWNERS MANUAL RECOMMENDS 55 KNOTS ON A ROUGH FIELD. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN. BLACK SMOKE EXITED FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH. AN INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED THAT THE FOAM AIR FILTER HAD BEEN TORN AND PULLED THROUGH THE  THROAT OF THE INJECTOR, CAUSING A RESTRICTION IN AIRFLOW.

## 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 DEN00FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA007), Oct 18, 1999: Gardner Varieze (N13WM), Quemado, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area on which to make a precautionary landing, and his excessive airspeed during landing touchdown. Factors were the ingestion of the foam air filter…

## Other reports on N13WM (1)

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

- [Accident 19950408007379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007379A), Apr 8, 1995: Amtrru VARIEZE (N13WM), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. ATC advised slow for traffic did so but throttle jammed on restoring power. Crash landed short. Control misaligned.

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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