39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 8, 2003 · 08:20 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Front Range Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18EJ
Reported as
Amtr Varieze
Reported engine
Continental O200*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During landing, pilot undershot runway and struck the ground approximately 14 feet short of the runway, struck and destroyed two (2) runway lights which caused the landing gear to collapse. Aircraft then skidded onto the runway and came to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING, PILOT UNDERSHOT RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK AND DESTROYED TWO (2) RUNWAY LIGHTS WHICH CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP.