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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Varieze · Mtvernon, MO · July 26, 2001

Date: July 26, 2001
Place: Mtvernon, MO
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N95BJ
Reported as: Amtr Varieze
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,560 total750 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N95BJRegistered now · James William M JR JAMES VARI EZES/N 619 · Built 1996 Airframe modelJames William M JR JAMES VARI EZE Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Per statement of the pilot. Turbulence was encountered during cruise descent. The cowl and the engine departed the aircraft. A normal approach and touchdown was made to a field. The main gear failed aft and off. The nose gear was retracted. The plane slid straight ahead for about 450 feet. Incident privacy data omitted is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PER STATEMENT OF THE PILOT. TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING CRUISE DESCENT. THE COWL AND THE ENGINE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE TO A FIELD. THE MAIN GEAR FAILED AFT AND OFF. THE NOSE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE PLANE SLID STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR ABOUT 450 FEET. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.