# Accident 20000424009059A: Amtr VELOCITY, Hilton Island, SC, April 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2000, 10:15 local time
- Place: Hilton Island, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2245° N, 80.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILTON HEAD (HXD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2245&lon=-80.6974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4095T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4095T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Westwater Richard G VELOCITY (registry code 05618UL, https://openairdocs.org/model/westwater-richard-g-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LIO-360-CIE6 (registry code 41577, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lio-360-cie6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000424009059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKE OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 80 KNOTS, HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO WANT TO LIFT. HE THEN DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF AND ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WORKED, HE ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY SNAPPED OFF AFTER HITTING A HOLE AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ABOUT 148 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE POWER WAS NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER MECHANICAL OR FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEM NOTICED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY; HE HAD FLOWN FROM KINGSTON, NC, AND ARRIVED AT HILTON HEAD, SC, SHORTLY BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT THAT DAY WAS UNEVENTFUL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4095T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950329008759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329008759I), Mar 29, 1995: Amtr VELOCITY (N4095T), Nashua, NH, Minor damage. Narrative: on 03-29-95, N4095TM an experimental model 173 Velocity built by Mr. Westwater, landed rwy 14 at Nashua, NH approximately 1215PM. Said aircraft,…

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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