# Incident 20090912049809I: Velocity Vg VELOCITY VG, Rochester, MN, September 12, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCHESTER INTL (RST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9083&lon=-92.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22DN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22DN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson David T VELOCITY RG (registry code 05604QX, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-david-t-velocity-rg) (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: VELOCITY VG VELOCITY VG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,820 total, 845 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090912049809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT RST AND AFTER TOUCH DOWN HE HELD THE NOSE WHEEL OFF ALLOWING FOR SMOOTH TOUGH DOWN.  WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY WITH MINOR DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT IS A EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AND THE NOSE WHEEL CONNECTION WHICH CONNECTS WITH THE FIRE WALL BROKE AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED JUST PAST A WELD.  THE PILOT/ MECHANIC SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND THE NOSE WHEEL TAKES A LOT OF TWISTING AND THE NEW NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES ARE REINFORCED AT THE FIRE WALL TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE.  THE PILOT/ MECHANIC WAS ALREADY FIXING THE AIRCRAFT PER THE MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATIONS.

## Other reports on N22DN (1)

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

- [Incident 20230715015979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230715015979I), Jul 15, 2023: Nelson David T VELOCITY RG (N22DN), Rochester, MN, Minor damage. During takeoff roll the aircraft hit a small bump on the runway. The pilot reported feeling something that felt like a flat nose tire. Shortly after that 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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