# Accident 20060909031029A: Amtr VELCITYFIXED, Conway, SC, September 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2006, 16:45 local time
- Place: Conway, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8283° N, 79.1217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8283&lon=-79.1217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31756, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31756-2006-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas Charles L VELOCITY FIXED GEAR (registry code 05618BD, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-charles-l-velocity-fixed-gear) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELCITYFIXED
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,850 total, 1 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060909031029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTING RUNNING ROUGH AT REDUCED POWER APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES FROM CONWAY-HORRY COUNTY AIRPORT. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS MODEL EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. OVERSHOT INITIAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 04 AND DURING MANEUVER FOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD, IMPACTED TERRAIN AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM INDICATED FUEL PRESENT IN THE HOSES LEADING TO THE FUEL SERVO. NO FUEL WAS FOUND PRESENT IN THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD OR AT THE MANIFOLD VALVE.

## 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 DEN06CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA125), Sep 9, 2006: Thomas Velocity (N31756), Conway, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The cause of the fuel starvation was not determined. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N31756 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060805016649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805016649I), Aug 5, 2006: Amtr VELOCITY (N31756), Georgetown, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power at 3500 ft. MSL and turned back to andrews airport (phh), near andrews, south carolina. The aircraft continued to lose power and the…

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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