# Incident 20010726038629I: Amtr VARIEZE, Mtvernon, MO, July 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2001
- Place: Mtvernon, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N95BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James William M JR JAMES VARI EZE (registry code 05626X8, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-william-m-jr-james-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,560 total, 750 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726038629I

## Narrative

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

(-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 THE NOSE GEAR WAS RETRACTED.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.

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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