# Accident 20060711014369A: VELOC173RGXL, Modesto, CA, July 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2006, 11:45 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Modesto City-County Airport-Har
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6319° N, 120.9575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6319&lon=-120.9575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N992PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Calhoun Paul VELOCITY 173/RG-XL (registry code 056114D, https://openairdocs.org/model/calhoun-paul-velocity-173-rg-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VELOC173RGXL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,131 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060711014369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN WAS OPERATING BY HIMSELF HIS AMT-HOME BUILD VELOCITY AIRCRAFT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AT MODESTO AIRPORT. THE AIRMAN STATES THAT HE HAD JUST HAD THE PROPELLER REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE 60 LBS HEAVIER THAN THE OLD ONE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN THE PATTERN TO GET THE "FEEL" OF THE NEW PROPELLER, AND TO INVESTIGATE A NEWLY RECOMMENDED LANDING TECHNIQUE BY OTHER VELOCITY OWNERS. HE COMPLETED ONE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. UPON HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRMAN STATES THAT HE GOT "TOO SLOW" ON FINAL AND "STALLED" THE AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRMAN STATES THAT HE FEELS HIS LANDING GEAR CABLES WERE SET TOO TIGHT AND WITH THE RESULTING HARD LANDING, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RESULTED IN MINOR SCRAPES ON THE AIRCRAFT BELLY, DESTRUCTION OF THE PROPELLER, AND AN APPROX 8 TO 9 INCH GASH AND HOLE IN THE LEFT "RUDDER-VATER." THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 LAX06LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA229), Jul 11, 2006: Velocity 173/RG-XL (N992PC), Modesto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and landing gear collapse. A contributing factor was the pilot/builder's inadequate…

## Other reports on N992PC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130224011869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130224011869I), Feb 24, 2013: Calhoun Paul VELOCITY 173/RG-XL (N992PC), Lawrenceville, GA, Minor damage. On February 24, 2013 at 1500 this inspector was contacted by the regional operations center (roc) to report a gear collapse during landing incident at…
- [Incident 20060812017519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060812017519I), Aug 12, 2006: VELOC173RGXL (N992PC), Coeur D Alene, ID, Minor damage. (-23) On August 12, 2006 at approximately 1800 hours the pilot of N992PC a homebuilt velocity 173RG-XL landed at runway 5-23 at the Coeur d'Alene, ID airport…

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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