# Incident 20120702017969I: Leder John A LEDER VELOCITY XL RG, Thomson, GA, July 2, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2012, 17:41 local time
- Place: Thomson, GA
- Airport: Thomson-Mcduffie County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5297° N, 82.5169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5297&lon=-82.5169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leder John A LEDER VELOCITY XL RG (registry code 05610IL, https://openairdocs.org/model/leder-john-a-leder-velocity-xl-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEDER JOHN A LEDER VELOCITY XL RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 159 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120702017969I

## Narrative

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

FROM WITNESS ACCOUNTS THE AIRCRAFT,  N224SM,   UPON LANDING, THE MAIN NOSE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO SHIMMY TO THE POINT WHERE THE NOSE MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST CONTROL AND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY TO A STOP IN THE GRASSY AREA NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY.   THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO ALL PROPELLER BLADES,  NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME,   NOSE MAIN LANDING GEAR MISSING FROM WHEEL WELL.  DURING FURTHER OBSERVATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA FOUND ONE OF THE LANDING GEAR DOORS MISSING AND THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT SEVERELY SCUFFED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA431), Jul 2, 2012: Leder John A Leder Velocity XL RG (N224SM), Thomson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the nose landing gear due to a preexisting fatigue crack caused by an earlier shimmy event and the subsequent incorrect installation of the shimmy dampener.

## Other reports on N224SM (2)

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

- [Incident 20110221003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110221003089I), Feb 21, 2011: Leder John LEDER VELOC (N224SM), Thomson, GA, Minor damage. In preparation for landing, pilot selected gear down, and only one (NLG) down and lock green light illuminated. Pilot initiated emergency procedures, but did…
- [Incident 20020531010549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020531010549I), May 31, 2002: Amtr VELOCITYXLRG (N224SM), Winder, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that gear was not locked down prior to landing and that he may have failed to extend the gear prior to landing.

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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