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FAA incident report · Amtr VELOCITY RG · Everett, WA · March 26, 2000

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Date
March 26, 2000 · 15:30 local
Place
Everett, WA
Airport
Snohomish County - Paine Fld
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N300VT
Reported as
Amtr Velocityrg
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
246 total7 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N300VTRegistered now · Harbert Charles VELOCITY RGS/N DM0276 · Built 1999Airframe modelHarbert Charles VELOCITY RGEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed runway 34L at pae. Observing the climbout, pae control tower advised pilot that he was trailing smoke and should return to the field, taking runway 16R. As pilot was turning base-leg, the engine failed. Pilot kept the airspeed at 100 knots for "best glide" performance. Over the end of the runway the pilot extended the landing gear which caused the aircraft to slow dramatically. The nose gear was fully extended but the main gear was in-transit at touch-down. The main gear collapsed and the aircraft slid down the runway and finally came to rest approximately 70 yards off the runway. Pilot stated that the engine appeared to be over-heating before it failed and siezed. I could not confirm any evidence of seizing. The prop and prop hub were already removed. The engine still had a quantity of oil. Inspection revealed some evidence of fire that apparently started by oil and oil fumes coming into contact with the exhaust stack. The source of the oil was a cracked oil cooler. The extent of damage was a burned ignition wiring harness and other burned wiring (see [photos); minor damage to the lower engine cowling (see photos); damage to fiberglass on under side of both winglets when contacting the runway (see photos); major damage to two of the three propeller blades when contacting the runway (see photos). Earl l. koenig, ASI, FAA iic name; 03/29/2000, date; NM region; sea FSDO district office.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 34L AT PAE. OBSERVING THE CLIMBOUT, PAE CONTROL TOWER ADVISED PILOT THAT HE WAS TRAILING SMOKE AND SHOULD RETURN TO THE FIELD, TAKING RUNWAY 16R. AS PILOT WAS TURNING BASE-LEG, THE ENGINE FAILED. PILOT KEPT THE AIRSPEED AT 100 KNOTS FOR "BEST GLIDE" PERFORMANCE. OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY. THE NOSE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED BUT THE MAIN GEAR WAS IN-TRANSIT AT TOUCH-DOWN. THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY AND FINALLY CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 70 YARDS OFF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE OVER-HEATING BEFORE IT FAILED AND SIEZED. I COULD NOT CONFIRM ANY EVIDENCE OF SEIZING. THE PROP AND PROP HUB WERE ALREADY REMOVED. THE ENGINE STILL HAD A QUANTITY OF OIL. INSPECTION REVEALED SOME EVIDENCE OF FIRE THAT APPARENTLY STARTED BY OIL AND OIL FUMES COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST STACK. THE SOURCE OF THE OIL WAS A CRACKED OIL COOLER. THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE WAS A BURNED IGNITION WIRING HARNESS AND OTHER BURNED WIRING (SEE [PHOTOS); MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING (SEE PHOTOS); DAMAGE TO FIBERGLASS ON UNDER SIDE OF BOTH WINGLETS WHEN CONTACTING THE RUNWAY (SEE PHOTOS); MAJOR DAMAGE TO TWO OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES WHEN CONTACTING THE RUNWAY (SEE PHOTOS). EARL L. KOENIG, ASI, FAA IIC NAME; 03/29/2000, DATE; NM REGION; SEA FSDO DISTRICT OFFICE.