# Accident 19990615021829A: Amtr VELOCITY, Fort Pierce, FL, June 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1999
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4408° N, 80.5603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4408&lon=-80.5603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19DW-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White Donald R WHITE VELOCITY XL/RG (registry code 05607OZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-donald-r-white-velocity-xl-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990615021829A

## Narrative

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

(.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

## 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 MIA99LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA184), Jun 15, 1999: Donald White Velocity XL/RG (N19DW), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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