# Incident 20031015028209I: Amtr VARIEZE, Concord, CA, October 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2003, 11:19 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45LE-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ellis Louis M VARI EZE (registry code 05609LX, https://openairdocs.org/model/ellis-louis-m-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031015028209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT/OWNER S. MARINI WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT. PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING HAD BEEN GIVEN AND CFI NIKKARI WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT. TAKE OFF CLEARANCE WAS GIVEN, AND AT ABOUT 1,000 FT. DURINT T/O ROLL, A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. PILOT MARINI OVERCOMPENSATED WITH RUDDER INPUT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED, AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TAIL-WHEEL ASSEMBLY. CFI NIKKARI IMMEDIATELY GOT WITH STUDENT MARINI, AND THOROUGHLY REVIEWED WHAT HAPPENED, AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO PREVENT A RE-OCCURRENCE. INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

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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