# Incident 20080929848739I: Monroe VARIEZE, Phoenix, AZ, September 29, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2008, 09:40 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45VE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45VE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monroe Scott VARIEZE (registry code 05621C4, https://openairdocs.org/model/monroe-scott-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C2C (registry code 42033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MONROE VARIEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 90 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080929848739I

## Narrative

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

(-23)EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT LANDED AND NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE.  THE SHIMMY DAMPER AS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.  AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED FOR A MINIMAL COST.  NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

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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