# Incident 20040226004659I: Amtr VELCITY173RG, Baco Raton, FL, February 26, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2004, 18:04 local time
- Place: Baco Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3785° N, 80.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3785&lon=-80.1077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pollock Michael D VELOCITY 173RG (registry code 05603OM, https://openairdocs.org/model/pollock-michael-d-velocity-173rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELCITY173RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total, 72 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040226004659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1804 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N173DT, A POLLOCKMICHEALD/VELOCITY 173RG S/N 001, LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE BOCA RATON AIRPORT (BCT). IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, MR. PAULO GOLD, THAT UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR CASTER CASTING BROKE CAUSING THE NOSEWHEEL/AXLE ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INVESTIGATION COMPLETED BY DESK AUDIT AND IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N173DT (3)

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

- [Accident 20230717013829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230717013829A), Jul 17, 2023: Pollock Michael D VELOCITY 173RG (N173DT), West Lebanon, NH, Substantial damage. The pilot stated during his preflight, for departure from Lebanon Municipal Airport (kleb) NH, he noticed the master switch (batt) was on. He realized when he…
- [Incident 20101227055629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101227055629I), Dec 27, 2010: Pollock Mic VELOCITY 17 (N173DT), Sebastian, FL, Minor damage. Initially landing gear would not extend declared emergency and was able to get get down to land.
- [Incident 20040416007469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040416007469I), Apr 16, 2004: Amtr VELCITY173RG (N173DT), Stuart, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On April 14, 2004 at approximately 9:00 am, Mr. Paulo gold experienced a hard landing on runway 34 at the martin county airport causing damage to the…

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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