# Accident 20020414010879A: Amtr VARIEZE, Gary, IN, April 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2002, 20:49 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97JW-2003-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoagland Deimer L VARIEZE (registry code 05609PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoagland-deimer-l-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020414010879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N97JW (VARIEZE) WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF GARY AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT CALLED AND ADVISED THEM THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING POWER. N97JW LANDED ON RIDGE ROAD AND CLEVELAND, PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO A HANGAR, INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. LEFT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY ALSO. THE AUXILIARY TANK WAS THE ONLY FUEL TANK CONTAINING FUEL. (.19) ON APRIL 14, 2002, AT 2100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A VARIEZE, N97JW, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGE AND CLEVELAND ROADS IN GARY, INDIANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND IT IS UNKNOWN IF A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LAST DEPARTURE POINT OF THE FLIGHT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE PILOT'S DESTINATION                                                             WAS MERRIVILLE, INDIANA.

## 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 CHI02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA104), Apr 15, 2002: Hoagland Varieze (N97JW), Gary, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot was unable to maintain directional control of the airplane during the forced landing due to a locked brake. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption…

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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