# Accident 20050727016899A: Amtr VARIEZE, Alco, AR, July 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2005, 15:45 local time
- Place: Alco, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8858° N, 92.3669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8858&lon=-92.3669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115JT-2006-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Townsend James L VARIEZE (registry code 05609KT, https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-james-l-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,297 total, 1,586 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050727016899A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW05CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA198), Jul 27, 2005: Amateur Built Varieze (N115JT), Alco, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's pilots failure to refuel the airplane. Contributing factors were the low ceilings and the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.

## Other reports on N115JT (1)

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

- [Incident 19850922058889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922058889I), Sep 22, 1985: Amtrru VARIEZE (N115JT), Westfield, MA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the retractable nose gear prior to landing.

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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