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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · PHD Venture Velocity TX · Sebastian, FL · March 1, 2010

Date
March 1, 2010 · 10:30 local
Place
Sebastian, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N57XP
Reported as
PHD Venture Velocity TX
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total1,400 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During takeoff climbout gear unsafe light, gear visually verified up, cycle gear with no improvement, smelled smoke, visual smoke in cabin, master and avionics turned off, engine failed, no restart on attempt, turned toward airport, master on for radio call and extend gear, landed and fire extinguihed using portable fire extinguisher. A letter of counsel to the mechanic who installed the system was mailed.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, GEAR VISUALLY VERIFIED UP, CYCLE GEAR WITH NO IMPROVEMENT, SMELLED SMOKE, VISUAL SMOKE IN CABIN, MASTER AND AVIONICS TURNED OFF, ENGINE FAILED, NO RESTART ON ATTEMPT, TURNED TOWARD AIRPORT, MASTER ON FOR RADIO CALL AND EXTEND GEAR, LANDED AND FIRE EXTINGUIHED USING PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A LETTER OF COUNSEL TO THE MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED THE SYSTEM WAS MAILED.