# Accident 20090620010719A: Amtr VELOCITY, Livermore, CA, June 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2009, 16:10 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92VA-2011-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gunnoe James E JR VELOCITY (registry code 05618KB, https://openairdocs.org/model/gunnoe-james-e-jr-velocity) (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 VELOCITY
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090620010719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT BUILDING SPEED AS EXPECTED.  AFTER TURNING OFF RUNWAY AT GULF TAXIWAY, RIGHT BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AIRCRAFT.  THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN THE ADJACENT GRASS AREA.  TOWER INFORMED THE PILOT THERE WAS A GRASS FIRE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SAW THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED AT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AREA.  AFTER PILOT TRIED TO MOVE THE AIRACRAFT BY HAND (WITH NO SUCCESS), HE PULLED THE FUEL CUTOFF VALVE, GOT AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N92VA (1)

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

- [Accident 20041016024309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041016024309A), Oct 16, 2004: Amtr VELOCITY (N92VA), Edmond, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was departing for VFR trip to lake texhoma. Pilot aborted northerly takeoff and failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft. 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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