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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr VARIEZE · Alco, AR · July 27, 2005

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Date
July 27, 2005 · 15:45 local
Place
Alco, AR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N115JT
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05CA198
Reported as
Amtr Varieze
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,297 total1,586 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N115JTRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2006 · Townsend James L VARIEZES/N 1273 · Built 1983Airframe modelTownsend James L VARIEZEEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 27, 2005, about 1545 central daylight time, a single-engine amateur-built aircraft (Varieze), was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing on Arkansas highway 66 outside the city limits of Alco, Arkansas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to the pilot privacy data omitted visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The operator departed oshkosh, Wisconsin at approximately 1230 central standard time enroute to clinton, Arkansas. Approximately 20NM north of 4M4 (clinton municipal airport), the pilot noted the cloud base ahead appeared to be 2500 MSL, with mountaintops obscured. Visibility was approx. 5 miles, the pilot (who is instrument rated) noted that the weather had closed in on him; at that point he realized that he was fuel critical. He started to circle and elected to set down on hwy 66. The pilot on approach of hwy 66 had to duck some electrical wires, which caused him to have a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 27, 2005, ABOUT 1545 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE-ENGINE AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT (VARIEZE), WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 66 OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF ALCO, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE OPERATOR DEPARTED OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME ENROUTE TO CLINTON, ARKANSAS. APPROXIMATELY 20NM NORTH OF 4M4 (CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT), THE PILOT NOTED THE CLOUD BASE AHEAD APPEARED TO BE 2500 MSL, WITH MOUNTAINTOPS OBSCURED. VISIBILITY WAS APPROX. 5 MILES, THE PILOT (WHO IS INSTRUMENT RATED) NOTED THAT THE WEATHER HAD CLOSED IN ON HIM; AT THAT POINT HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS FUEL CRITICAL. HE STARTED TO CIRCLE AND ELECTED TO SET DOWN ON HWY 66. THE PILOT ON APPROACH OF HWY 66 HAD TO DUCK SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HAVE A HARD LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW05CA198Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlco, ARThe pilot's pilots failure to refuel the airplane. Contributing factors were the low ceilings and the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.Jul 27, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N115JT · 1

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

Incident 19850922058889ILevel Off Touchdown · Westfield, MAPilot forgot to extend the retractable nose gear prior to landing.Sep 22, 1985 · Minor damage