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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VELOCITY · Deer Valley, AR · June 12, 2005

Date: June 12, 2005 · 16:45 local
Place: Deer Valley, AR
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N111VX
Reported as: Amtr Velocity
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 520 total190 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N111VXRegistered now · Steiner K S/Bessesen B VELOCITYS/N 3FG031 · Built 2003 Airframe modelSteiner K S/Bessesen B VELOCITY Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot (alone) was east bound into dvt. At twelve (12) miles and 3500-4000 (AGL) from dvt the pilot smelled fuel and elected to land in the desert, after the engine quit. The pilot notified dvt of the emergency and could not make the airport. The pilot selected a "wash" and made a normal landing. However, the roll-out was on rocky terrain. The pilot did not receive any injuries. There was no post-event fire. The pilot called the ntsb-lax ("zoe") and notifed her of the incident, and the a/c was released to the owner/pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT (ALONE) WAS EAST BOUND INTO DVT. AT TWELVE (12) MILES AND 3500-4000 (AGL) FROM DVT THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL AND ELECTED TO LAND IN THE DESERT, AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED DVT OF THE EMERGENCY AND COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SELECTED A "WASH" AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. HOWEVER, THE ROLL-OUT WAS ON ROCKY TERRAIN. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST-EVENT FIRE. THE PILOT CALLED THE NTSB-LAX ("ZOE") AND NOTIFED HER OF THE INCIDENT, AND THE A/C WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER/PILOT.