# Accident 20080412836219A: Huisma VELCITYFIXED, Ocala, FL, April 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Greystone
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2803° N, 82.1247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2803&lon=-82.1247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUISMA VELCITYFIXED
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 674 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080412836219A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 12,2008 AT 12:30 EDT, A VELOCITY 173, N127DH, REGISTERED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED A GRASSY BERM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GREYSTONE FIELD NEAR OCALA FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON APRIL 12, 2008 AT 10:30 EDT IN OCALA, FLORIDA STOPING IN WILLISTON, FLORIDA FOR FUEL AND RETURNING TO GREYSTONE AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 EDT.

## 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 NYC08CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA166), Apr 12, 2008: Wim J Huisman Velocity 173 Fixed (N127DH), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the wind gusts.

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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