20041007025199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr 173RGVELCITY · Lancaster, OH · October 7, 2004

Date
October 7, 2004 · 15:45 local
Place
Lancaster, OH
Airport
Fairfield County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N238A
Reported as
Amtr 173RGVELCITY
Reported engine
Continental IO360C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated this aircraft had been repaired and modified by the velocity factory after a previous crash he was involved in that occurred at lhqon 06/10/2001. Mods. Included a new engine, paint, interior, and factory upgrades. This was the first flight since completion of the work, approx. (1) year ago. During landing pilot stated he bumped the trim to lower the nose and it reacted so quickly he had no time to recover, hitting hard on the right main gear which sheared off. Damage also to propeller and right hand outboard wing tip. Mr. Mcclaskie stated the weight and balance was also questionable and produced (2), one from the velocity facility and his own calculation which varied by 200 lbs. And a moment of 21.00. Notes: medical certificate for pilot expired on 09/30/04, log entry for new engine lists ad's c/w with but no list found through 2003-15.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND MODIFIED BY THE VELOCITY FACTORY AFTER A PREVIOUS CRASH HE WAS INVOLVED IN THAT OCCURRED AT LHQON 06/10/2001. MODS. INCLUDED A NEW ENGINE, PAINT, INTERIOR, AND FACTORY UPGRADES. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE COMPLETION OF THE WORK, APPROX. (1) YEAR AGO. DURING LANDING PILOT STATED HE BUMPED THE TRIM TO LOWER THE NOSE AND IT REACTED SO QUICKLY HE HAD NO TIME TO RECOVER, HITTING HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHICH SHEARED OFF. DAMAGE ALSO TO PROPELLER AND RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD WING TIP. MR. MCCLASKIE STATED THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS ALSO QUESTIONABLE AND PRODUCED (2), ONE FROM THE VELOCITY FACILITY AND HIS OWN CALCULATION WHICH VARIED BY 200 LBS. AND A MOMENT OF 21.00. NOTES: MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR PILOT EXPIRED ON 09/30/04, LOG ENTRY FOR NEW ENGINE LISTS AD'S C/W WITH BUT NO LIST FOUND THROUGH 2003-15.