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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Velocity · San Juan, Puerto Rico · May 3, 1996

Date: May 3, 1996 · 16:34 local
Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport: Isla Grande Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N98HR
Reported as: Amtr Velocity
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 171 total4 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N98HRRegistered now · Roman Hector J VELOCITY 173/FGS/N DMO NO 277 · Built 1996 Airframe modelRoman Hector J VELOCITY 173/FG Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Mr. Hector roman was piloting experimental aircraft, Velocity 173FG, for the second occasion. He was performing takeoff's and landings at fernando luis ribas dominicci airport (Isla Grande Airport), San Juan, p.r., when the incident occurred. Pilot stated that while attempting to land, the aircraft was drifted away from the runway centerline by the strong wings and while maneuvering to bring it back on course, the aircraft made a hard three point landing. The aircraft bounced and ran off the runway. The aircraft suffered minor damages. Damages were observed in the nose landing gear attachment point, propeller tips and slight scratch to the lower surface of the right winglet. The pilot suffered no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. HECTOR ROMAN WAS PILOTING EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, VELOCITY 173FG, FOR THE SECOND OCCASION. HE WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFF'S AND LANDINGS AT FERNANDO LUIS RIBAS DOMINICCI AIRPORT (ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT), SAN JUAN, P.R., WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTED AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE BY THE STRONG WINGS AND WHILE MANEUVERING TO BRING IT BACK ON COURSE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD THREE POINT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGES. DAMAGES WERE OBSERVED IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT, PROPELLER TIPS AND SLIGHT SCRATCH TO THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RIGHT WINGLET. THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.