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FAA incident report · Wright/Velocity VELOCITY XL-RG · Rockhill, SC · October 23, 2011

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Date
October 23, 2011 · 13:30 local
Place
Rockhill, SC
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N65VT
Reported as
Wright/Velocity Velocity XL-RG
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
188 total65 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N65VTRegistered now · Wright/Velocity VELOCITY XL-RGS/N 3RX111 · Built 2003Airframe modelWright/Velocity VELOCITY XL-RGEngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On October 23, 2011, at approximately 1330 local, 1730 zulu, Wright/Velocity aircraft Velocity Xl-Rg, N65VT, s/n 3RX111 was landing in Rockhill, SC, at uza on runway 20. The pilot stated on touchdown nose wheel begin to shimmythen and the nose of the aircraft dropped impacting the runway coming to a stop. Inspection of the nose landing gear found that the nose landing gear strut tube failed / broke off. The aircraft manufacture redesigned the nose landing gear to incorporate a shimmy damper; the owner has ordered the new landing gear assy.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 23, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL, 1730 ZULU, WRIGHT/VELOCITY AIRCRAFT VELOCITY XL-RG, N65VT, S/N 3RX111 WAS LANDING IN ROCKHILL, SC, AT UZA ON RUNWAY 20. THE PILOT STATED ON TOUCHDOWN NOSE WHEEL BEGIN TO SHIMMYTHEN AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED IMPACTING THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP.INSPECTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOUND THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TUBE FAILED / BROKE OFF.THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE REDESIGNED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO INCORPORATE A SHIMMY DAMPER; THE OWNER HAS ORDERED THE NEW LANDING GEAR ASSY.