# Incident 20040514009889I: Amtr VARIEZE, Defuniak Sprin, FL, May 14, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Defuniak Sprin, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7311° N, 86.1538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEFUNIAK SPRINGS (54J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7311&lon=-86.1538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hancock Seth E RUTAN VARIEZE (registry code 05609DQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hancock-seth-e-rutan-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VARIEZE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040514009889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) BOUNCED SLIGHTLY ON LANDING. MAIN GEAR SEPARATED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP.

## Other reports on N80SH (1)

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

- [Accident 19990520026209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990520026209A), May 20, 1999: Amtr VARIEZE (N80SH), Enterprise, AL, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot reported that he had forgotten to remove the fuel vent cover during his preflight inspection. Shortly after takeoff the engine lost power and…

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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