# Incident 20080421832259I: Amtr VELOCITYXLRG, Tacoma, WA, April 21, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2008, 14:02 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2679° N, 122.5781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TACOMA NARROWS (TIW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2679&lon=-122.5781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949WR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N949WR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rose Wes VELOCITY XL RG (registry code 05608XJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/rose-wes-velocity-xl-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITYXLRG
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 139 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080421832259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2008, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED A VELOCITY XLRG, N949WR, (AN AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT), AT THE TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT. DURING THE INITIAL OPERATION, THE PILOT STARTED WITH A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 17 WHERE HE FELT A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. HE THEN PULLED UP AND DECIDED TO DO AIRWORKS AWAY FROM THE PATTERN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THEN CAME BACK TO THE PATTERN, AND LANDED. DURING LANDING, THE PILOT PULLED THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND TO STOP THE SHIMMY AND DID IT FOR A FEW TIMES BUT PERSISTED. FINALLY AFTER APPLYING THE MAIN BRAKES, THE NOSE STRUT BROKE.

## Other reports on N949WR (1)

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

- [Incident 20000919017409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919017409I), Sep 19, 2000: Amtr VELOCITYXLRG (N949WR), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. (-23) 09/19: Pilot declared an emergency enroute from flint to zeeland; a/c diverted to Lansing (lan) pilot smelled smoke, electrical fire in engine…

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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