20060125010329I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VELOCITY · Springfield, IL · January 25, 2006

Date: January 25, 2006 · 16:00 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N13HC
Reported as: Amtr Velocity
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total8 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N13HCRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2016 · Howard Harris E VELOCITYS/N DM060 · Built 1989 Airframe modelHoward Harris E VELOCITY Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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) Immediately after engine start the aircraft began to move forward, the airman applied both brakes, the right brake failed, the aircraft veered to the left and struck a parked Cessna 172. The Cessna received minor damage to the nose cowling, propeller spinner, the left wing and the horizontal stabilizer. The Velocity received substantial damage to the left wing and left winglet. The pilot and sole occupant received no injuries. (-23 amendment) further investigation revealed the airman was repositioning the aircraft from one hangar to another. After consultation with NTSB it was agreed there was no intention for flight and therefore was not subject to NTSB part 830. This accident has been downgraded to an incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINE START THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD, THE AIRMAN APPLIED BOTH BRAKES, THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A PARKED CESSNA 172. THE CESSNA RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWLING, PROPELLER SPINNER, THE LEFT WING AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE VELOCITY RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT WINGLET. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. (-23 AMENDMENT) FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRMAN WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM ONE HANGAR TO ANOTHER. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH NTSB IT WAS AGREED THERE WAS NO INTENTION FOR FLIGHT AND THEREFORE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO NTSB PART 830. THIS ACCIDENT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN INCIDENT.