# Accident 20061007020069A: Amtr VARIEZE, Perkasie, PA, October 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Airport: Elephant Path Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4103° N, 75.2294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4103&lon=-75.2294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46RC-2007-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cutler VARIEZE (registry code 0560921, https://openairdocs.org/model/cutler-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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061007020069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 5 FROM A NORMALLY WESTERLY WIND DIRECTION, ALTHOUGH STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM. HE ROTATED AND STRUCK THE REAR MOUNTED WOODEN PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY, REMOVING AN APPROXIMATE 6-8 INCHES OF PROPELLER TIP FROM EACH BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY AND CLEARED A ROW OF BRUSH AND TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DESCENDING INTO THE SOY BEAN FIELD JUST BEYOND THE TREES, APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON BOTH MAIN GEAR AND THEN NOSED OVER AS THE NOSE GEAR SANK DEEPLY INTO THE VERY SOFT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 NYC07CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA002), Oct 7, 2006: Cutler VariEze (N46RC), Perkasie, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive rotation on takeoff, which resulted in a propeller blade strike, and subsequent forced landing to a field.

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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