# Accident 20040321004359A: Amtr VARIEZE, Bremerton, WA, March 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2004, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4928° N, 122.7625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4928&lon=-122.7625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200TZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200TZ-2008-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Menefee Michael O RAF VARI-EZE (registry code 05613WQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/menefee-michael-o-raf-vari-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321004359A

## Narrative

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

(-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 DEPART. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, BUT COULD NOT SUSTAIN ENOUGH POWER OR AIR SPEED TO MAKE A CONTROLLED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BASICALLY STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 75 MILES PER HOUR, AT WHICH TIME THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT AND HIS BROTHER LOADED THE AIRCRAFT ON A TRAILER AND TRANSPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TO APEX AIRPARK.

## 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 SEA04CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA054), Mar 21, 2004: Menefee RAF Vari-Eze (N200TZ), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach resulting in a stall. Factors include a rough running engine for undetermined reasons and rough/uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N200TZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20031025030039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025030039I), Oct 25, 2003: Amtr VARIEZE (N200TZ), Bremerton, WA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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