# Accident 19991226044249A: Amtr VELCITY173RG, Richmond, VA, December 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1999, 15:14 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4000° N, 77.4495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4000&lon=-77.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242JP-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prudhomme Jean Joseph VELOCITY RG173 (registry code 05624LG, https://openairdocs.org/model/prudhomme-jean-joseph-velocity-rg173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELCITY173RG
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 3 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991226044249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEE ATTACHED PILOT STATEMENT (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT 2 TO 3 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH THICK SMOKE THAT SMELLED OF BURNING OIL, AND THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE REGISTERED ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE BACK FOR THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING. NO CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN THRUST WAS REALIZED FROM INCREASED ENGINE POWER AND PROPELLER RPM ADJUSTMENTS, SO THE LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTEND GLIDE PERFORMANCE. THE AIRPORT COULD NOT BE REACHED, AND THE PILOT PERFORMED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE REVEALED AN OPEN THREADED HOLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PROP GOVERNOR DRIVE ADAPTER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A 90 DEGREE FITTING ATTACHED TO A HOSE LAYING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE COWLING. VISUAL AND TACTILE INSPECTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR DRIVE ADAPTER HOUSING REVEALED THAT THREADS WERE STILL PRESENT, BUT WERE DAMAGED. THE 90 DEGREE FITTING WAS MADE OF STEEL, AND THE GOVERNOR DRIVE ADAPTER OF SOFT ALUMINUM. AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR STATED THAT WITH THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE DISCONNECTED, THE OIL SUPPLY WOULD PUMP OVE                                        RBOARD AND THE PILOT WOULD LOSE ALL CONTROL OF PROPELLER RPM.

## 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 IAD00LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA014), Dec 26, 1999: Prudhomme Velocity RG 173 (N242JP), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper installation of the oil supply line to the propeller governor which resulted in a loss of lubrication, overtemperature, and a loss of engine power.

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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