# Accident 20031009026549A: Amtr VELOCITYXL, Phoenix, AZ, October 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2003, 15:50 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9883° N, 111.9189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9883&lon=-111.9189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N658SE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N658SE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wood Robert D VELOCITY XL (registry code 05610XV, https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-robert-d-velocity-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITYXL
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 224 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031009026549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT PHOENIX REGIONAL AIRPORT (A39), PILOT STATED ENCOUNTERING GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. ON SECOND APPROACH, PILOT STATED AGAIN ENCOUNTERING GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS BUT ELECTED TO CONTINUE APPROACH. AFTER CROSSING TREES AT THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OVER MEDIAN TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND TOUCH DOWN ON PLOWED MEDIAN. IMPACT MARKS INDICATE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF ON SECOND LANDING. AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET AND STOPPED IN MEDIAN BETWEEN RUNWAY 21 AND THE EAST PARALLEL. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BELLY, LEFT WING TIP, RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT RUDDER. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. CAUSAL FACTORS HAVE NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED.

## 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 LAX04CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA008), Oct 9, 2003: Velocity XL (N658SE), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare and inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain runway alignment.

## Other reports on N658SE (1)

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

- [Accident 20010203002259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010203002259A), Feb 3, 2001: Amtr VELOCITYXL (N658SE), Sebastian, FL, No damage. (-23) I am larry d. enlow, an employee of the federal aviation administration, serving as an aviation safety inspector, assigned to the orlando flight…

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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