ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381797
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| Date: | Sunday 5 June 1983 |
| Time: | 15:47 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan VariEze |
| Owner/operator: | Richard Goosman |
| Registration: | N36RJ |
| MSN: | 130 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 215 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE HIS LANDINGS AND REDUCE THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRSPEED ON FINAL WAS 10 MPH LESS THAN NORMALLY USED. HE WAS ALSO ATTEMPTING TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE NUMBERS AT THE THRESHOLD. THE ACFT'S LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SMALL DIKE APRX 150 FEET PRIOR TO THE RWY THRESHOLD AND COLLAPSED. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP APRX 100 FEET DOWN THE RWY FROM THE THRESHOLD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA286
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 February 1986 | N36RJ | Private | 0 | Los Almos, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 07:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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