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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr Velocity · Fort Pierce, FL · June 15, 1999

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Date
June 15, 1999
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N19DW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA184
Reported as
Amtr Velocity
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N19DWRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · White Donald R WHITE VELOCITY XL/RGS/N 3RX026 · Built 1998Airframe modelWhite Donald R WHITE VELOCITY XL/RGEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.19) On June 15, 1999, about 1004 eastern daylight time, an experimental white Velocity xl-rg, N19DW, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 part 91 personal flight, crashed landed on an interstate highway following descent for landing to the Fort Pierce-st. lucie county international airport, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to collision with power lines and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 1 hour 4 minutes before the accident. According to Fort Pierce FAA control tower personnel, the pilot radioed at 1002 that he was a possible emergency due to low fuel and shortly thereafter, advised that he could not make the field and was landing on I-95. The pilot stated that the aircraft collided with power transmission lines on approach to the highway that caused a hard touchdown to the pavement. He stated he was 90 percent sure that the problem was a clogged fuel feed system. (-23)see attached

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JUNE 15, 1999, ABOUT 1004 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL WHITE VELOCITY XL-RG, N19DW, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED LANDED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOLLOWING DESCENT FOR LANDING TO THE FORT PIERCE-ST. LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO COLLISION WITH POWER LINES AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1 HOUR 4 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO FORT PIERCE FAA CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL, THE PILOT RADIOED AT 1002 THAT HE WAS A POSSIBLE EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW FUEL AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, ADVISED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE FIELD AND WAS LANDING ON I-95. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER TRANSMISSION LINES ON APPROACH TO THE HIGHWAY THAT CAUSED A HARD TOUCHDOWN TO THE PAVEMENT. HE STATED HE WAS 90 PERCENT SURE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CLOGGED FUEL FEED SYSTEM. (-23)SEE ATTACHED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Pierce, FLThe owner/pilot mechanic's failure to adjust the newly installed wing fuel caps resulting in the loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to fuel starvation and the subsequent collision with transmission wires while attempting a forced landing to a…Jun 15, 1999 · Substantial damage