# Incident 20100301029359I: Phd Venture VELOCITY TX, Sebastian, FL, March 1, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2010, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7792° N, 80.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastian, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7792&lon=-80.4827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57XP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57XP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: PHD Ventures VELOCITY TXL-5 RG (registry code 05628MT, https://openairdocs.org/model/phd-ventures-velocity-txl-5-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PHD VENTURE VELOCITY TX
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100301029359I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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