# Incident 20070509011189I: Royerd VELOCITY173R, Atlanta, GA, May 9, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2007, 13:29 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56DJ-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Royer Donald J VELOCITY 173 RGE (registry code 05611PU, https://openairdocs.org/model/royer-donald-j-velocity-173-rge) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROYERD VELOCITY173R
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 70 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070509011189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS CAUSING THE FAILURE AND COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

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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