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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VARI VIGGEN · Elba, AL · June 24, 2000

Date: June 24, 2000 · 11:00 local
Place: Elba, AL
Airport: Carl Folsom Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N33VV
Reported as: Amtr Variviggen
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N33VVRegistration cancelled Sep 9, 2002 · Tinlin Philip J VARI VIGGENS/N 177 · Built 2000 Airframe modelTinlin Philip J VARI VIGGEN Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)On landing at Elba Alabama airport the left side of the aircraft sank as the left gear collapsed. The left wing touched the runway and then the right gear collapsed,because of the side load, followed by the nose gear. The aircraft had a bad joint at the forward attached point which caused the failure. The owner stated that he has started to sell parts of the aircraft becuase he does not trust the glue that he used in this aircraft. The owner started to build this aircraft about fourteen years ago. The owner suspects there could be other glue joint problems with this aircraft and has stated the aircraft will be destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON LANDING AT ELBA ALABAMA AIRPORT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SANK AS THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE RUNWAY AND THEN THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED,BECAUSE OF THE SIDE LOAD, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BAD JOINT AT THE FORWARD ATTACHED POINT WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE OWNER STATED THAT HE HAS STARTED TO SELL PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT BECUASE HE DOES NOT TRUST THE GLUE THAT HE USED IN THIS AIRCRAFT. THE OWNER STARTED TO BUILD THIS AIRCRAFT ABOUT FOURTEEN YEARS AGO. THE OWNER SUSPECTS THERE COULD BE OTHER GLUE JOINT PROBLEMS WITH THIS AIRCRAFT AND HAS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE DESTROYED.