# Accident 20020702019859A: Amtr VARIEZE, Covington, TN, July 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Covington, TN
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5833° N, 89.5897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5833&lon=-89.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57EZ-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckean John B VARIEZE (registry code 05609AK, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckean-john-b-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020702019859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STATEMENT OF INTERVIEW WITH IAN STONE: 07/02/2002 15:30 LOCAL COVINGTON, TN AIRPORT; INSPECTORS STEVE BROWN AND KEN PANNELL; MR. STONE INFORMED US THAT HE HAD JUST BOUGHT AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N57EZ AND HAD COME TO COVINGTON TO PICK IT UP AND FLY IT TO PENSACOLA, FL. HE SAID THAT ROBERT HARRIS RECOMMENDED THAT HE GET ABOUT 3 HOURS IN IT BEFORE HE TOOK OFF ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN IT. HE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 19 AND AFTER CLIMBING OUT, THE A/C STARTED SURGING. HE LANDED AND MR. HARRIS TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. MR. STONE SAID THAT EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE THEN SO HE TOOK OFF AGAIN AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 3700' IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN IT STARTED SURGING AGAIN. HE MADE A LONG DOWNWIND TO LOSE SOME ALTITUDE AND THE RPM NEVER CAME BACK UP ON IT SO HE DECIDED TO LAND ON A COUNTY ROAD RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID ON TOUCHDOWN THE A/C STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT SO HE ADDED RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE A/C NEVER REACTED. IT EVENTUALLY HIT A ROW OF CORN STALKS WITH THE LEFT WING CAUSING IT TO SPIN AROUND AND TURN UPSIDE DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. MR. STONE SAID HE WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE A/C AND MR. HARRIS AND ANOTHER MAN HELD UP THE WING WHILE MR. STONE GOT OUT. THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF THE A/C. WE CHECKED MR. STONE'S AIRMAN CERTIFICATE, MEDICAL AND A/C LOGS. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE IN ORDER EXCEPT HE DID NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE FOR THE A/C.

## 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 MIA02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA124), Jul 2, 2002: Mckean Varieze (N57EZ), Covington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planned approach following loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting in damage to the airplane during an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N57EZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810820070089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820070089I), Aug 20, 1981: Amtrru VARIEZE (N57EZ), Portland, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on takeoff run,aircraft went off runway into grass,and plowed field,main and nose gear collapsed

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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