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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr VARI-EZE · Southpoint, WA · October 15, 2002

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Date: October 15, 2002 · 12:00 local
Place: Southpoint, WA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N24BG
Reported as: Amtr Varieze
Fatal injuries: 0

N24BGRegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2005 · Gentry-Robert VARI-EZES/N 1140 · Built 1980 Airframe modelGentry-Robert VARI-EZE Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported engine problem and attempted to land on south point road. Pilot had to take evasive action to avoid collision with a car that pulled out onto the road and subsequently loss control of the aircraft. The landing gear was torn loose from the aircraft, aircraft flipped inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON SOUTH POINT ROAD. PILOT HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A CAR THAT PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN LOOSE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.