Emory W. Greer, Jr. VARI-EZE accident near Olathe, KS
On June 13, 1993, an Emory W. Greer, Jr. VARI-EZE (airplane) was involved in an accident near Olathe, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 13, 1993
- Place
- Olathe, KS
- Aircraft
- Emory W. Greer, Jr. VARI-EZE · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.830°N, 94.889°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12544
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 13, 1993, about 0927 central daylight time, a homebuilt Vari-Eze, N222EG, collided with the ground during a forced landing near the Johnson County Industrial Airport (IXD), Industrial Airport, KS. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed upon impact. The aircraft was being piloted by its owner and builder, Emory W. Greer, Jr., on a VFR flight to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with a fuel stop in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The aircraft had departed runway 17 at Johnson County Industrial Airport approximately one minute prior to the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight was conducted under CFR Part 91. Witnesses reported that the airplane achieved an altitude of approximately 200-300 feet when a surge of engine speed was heard followed by a lack of engine sound. The airplane immediately entered a left descending turn with a steep descent angle. The bank angle and rate of descent continued unarrested to ground impact. The aircraft impacted a vacant, plowed field approximately 1,000 feet east-northeast of the threshold of runway 35, on property adjacent to the airport. The fuselage disintegrated upon impact, scattering parts over a 160-foot swath. Both the pilot and passenger were ejected from the airplane and found about 130 feet from the initial point of impact. INJURIES TO PERSONS The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT Initial ground contact was with the left wingtip and left canard tip. Approximately 30 feet from that initial ground c
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to secure a fuel cap during the preflight inspection of the airplane, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the emergency landing. Factors associated with the accident are the unsecured fuel cap and the foreign object (fuel cap) damage to the propeller blades.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
