# Incident 20011018029139I: Amtr VARIEZE, Gainesville, FL, October 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6900° N, 82.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAINESVILLE RGNL (GNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6900&lon=-82.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78EZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78EZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryan VARIEZE (registry code 0560980, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryan-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 55 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011018029139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. AN INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR FOUND THE NOSE GEAR RETAINING SPRING FAILED CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE OWNER HAS REPORTED THE SPRING FAILURE TO THE EAA, AND AIRCRAFT BUILDER.

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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