# Accident 19940920008009A: Amtr VELOCITY, Valparaiso, IN, September 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1994, 13:05 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4705° N, 87.0497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4705&lon=-87.0497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dooley James H VELOCITY (registry code 0561865, https://openairdocs.org/model/dooley-james-h-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940920008009A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON TAXI TEST. UNABLE TO REDUCE NOSE UP ATTITUDE USED POWER TO LAND. NOT AWARE OF ELECTRIC TRIM.

## 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 CHI94LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA341), Sep 20, 1994: Dooley, James M Velocity (N107JD), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's improper use of the elevator trim. A factor was the pilot-in-command's lack of total experience in type of aircraft.

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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