# Accident 19900411011939A: Amtr VELOCITY, Lakeland, FL, April 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1990, 11:05 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7595° N, 82.2806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7595&lon=-82.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125V-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swing Brian S VELOCITY RG (registry code 0561655, https://openairdocs.org/model/swing-brian-s-velocity-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 70 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900411011939A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION IN REAR ENGINE. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD TO CHECK IT OUT. PROP BLADE HAD DELAMINATED AT A KNOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA103), Apr 11, 1990: Swing Velocity RG (N125V), Wimauma, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: DELAMINATION OF A PORTION OF ONE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER BLADES AT A KNOT, RESULTING IN SEVERE VIBRATION AND NECESSITATING A FORCED LANDING.

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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