# Accident 20060524021869A: Espina VELOCITYJET9, Millbrook, NY, May 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2006, 18:10 local time
- Place: Millbrook, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7044° N, 73.7361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7044&lon=-73.7361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289AE-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Espinal Antonio D VELOCITY JET 900 (registry code 056158P, https://openairdocs.org/model/espinal-antonio-d-velocity-jet-900) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ESPINA VELOCITYJET9
- Reported engine: GE T58AF
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 988 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060524021869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED RUNWAY 35, (44N) RUNWAY HEADING CLIMB TO 2000 FT MSL. STOPPED CLIMB. REDUCED POWER. DESCENDED TO 1700 FT. ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN, FURTHER REDUCED POWER. TURNED LEFT BASE LEG, ADDED POWER ON FINAL APPROACH. HIS FINAL APPROACH WAS ON A 3 MILE FINAL. ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER, NO RESPONSE. ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE THRUST. LANDED 300 FT SHORT OF RUNWAY 35. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC06CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA118), May 24, 2006: Espinal Velocity Jet 900 (N289AE), Millbrook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's inadequate preflight which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to a clogged fuel vent.

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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