ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377695
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| Date: | Sunday 17 February 1985 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan VariEze |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N101MW |
| MSN: | 24 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 295 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt. Vernon, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER SEVERAL LNDGS. THE PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH & GO LNDGS AND COMPLETED 5 CIRCUITS. DURING THE 6TH LNDG THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED THIS MODEL VARIEZE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A LNDG GEAR THAT WAS FOUND TO BE TOO WEAK. LATER VERSIONS HAD AN IMPROVED SYSTEM WHICH WAS STRONGER. NO PROVISION TO MAKE THE CHANGE MADATORY HAD BEEN MADE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85LA113
History of this aircraft
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| 21 September 1987 | N24GE | Private | 0 | Lebanon, MO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 15:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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