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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Varieze · Bremerton, WA · October 25, 2003

Date: October 25, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place: Bremerton, WA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N200TZ
Reported as: Amtr Varieze
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total1 in the last 90 days

N200TZRegistration cancelled Dec 9, 2008 · Menefee Michael O RAF VARI-EZES/N 98383 · Built 2003 Airframe modelMenefee Michael O RAF VARI-EZE Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that this was the first flight for his home built aircraft. Upon touchdown the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained damage to it's fiberglass skin only. The pilot stated that the gear warning horn was located between his feet and with his headseton he did not hear a gear warning horn if it sounded. There is no gear warning light installed. The pilot stated that the reason the gear collapsed was that the clutch which he had intalled was not set stiff enough. An anonymous caller reported the incident on 11-08-03. The pilot responded to our inquiry on 11-26-03.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOR HIS HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO IT'S FIBERGLASS SKIN ONLY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS LOCATED BETWEEN HIS FEET AND WITH HIS HEADSETON HE DID NOT HEAR A GEAR WARNING HORN IF IT SOUNDED. THERE IS NO GEAR WARNING LIGHT INSTALLED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE REASON THE GEAR COLLAPSED WAS THAT THE CLUTCH WHICH HE HAD INTALLED WAS NOT SET STIFF ENOUGH. AN ANONYMOUS CALLER REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON 11-08-03. THE PILOT RESPONDED TO OUR INQUIRY ON 11-26-03.

Other reports on N200TZ · 1

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

Accident 20040321004359AForced/Precautionary Landing · Bremerton, WA(-23) The pilot stated that after he initiated a touch and go, the aircraft developed a severe vibration. He then called out on his radio that he needed to land immediately. While in the traffic pattern and on short final he observed three aircraft waiting to…Mar 21, 2004 · Substantial damage