# Incident 20040416007469I: Amtr VELCITY173RG, Stuart, FL, April 16, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1817° N, 80.2213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITHAM FLD (SUA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1817&lon=-80.2213&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 70 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/20040416007469I

## Narrative

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

(-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 LANDING GEAR. ACCORDING TO MR. GOLD, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS VELOCITY AIRCRAFT INTO A STRONG HEADWIND AND ABOUT 7 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, THE WIND SEEMED TO DROP OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED CAUSING THE HARD LANDING. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR.

## 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 20040226004659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040226004659I), Feb 26, 2004: Amtr VELCITY173RG (N173DT), Baco Raton, FL, Minor damage. (-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…

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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