# Incident 20240719021559I: Swain VARIEZE, Oshkosh, WI, July 19, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2024, 11:15 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittmann Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4ZZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4ZZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swain VARIEZE (registry code 0560982, https://openairdocs.org/model/swain-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWAIN VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,050 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240719021559I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 19, 2024 AT 1115 CST, A VARIEZE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AT OSHKOSH, WI AND COLLASPED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR FIBERGLASS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N4ZZ (2)

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

- [Accident 19830802037899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830802037899A), Aug 2, 1983: Amtrru VARIEZE (N4ZZ), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. Engine quit after cycling throttle several times. Flipped over in field. Found elastic substance in float chamber.
- [Incident 19780528040689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528040689I), May 28, 1978: Amtrru VARIEZE (N4ZZ), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. After working on home-built, pilot took off without connecting aileron controls.

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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