# Incident 20130224011869I: Calhoun Paul VELOCITY 173/RG-XL, Lawrenceville, GA, February 24, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2013, 14:35 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinett County-Briscoe Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9529° N, 83.9922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9529&lon=-83.9922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N992PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Calhoun Paul VELOCITY 173/RG-XL (registry code 056114D, https://openairdocs.org/model/calhoun-paul-velocity-173-rg-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALHOUN PAUL VELOCITY 173/RG-XL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,189 total, 70 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130224011869I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 24, 2013 AT 1500 THIS INSPECTOR WAS CONTACTED BY THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) TO REPORT A GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING INCIDENT AT LAWRENCEVILLE (LZU) , GEORGIA INVOLVING AIRCRAFT N992PC A VELOCITY EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER 3RX 045.

THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONTACTED AND REPORTED THAT ON LANDING AT LZU THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND DURING ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON 02/27/2013 BY THIS OFFICE AND THE EVENT IS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT.

PIC STATEMENT:

DURING POST LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN SUFFERED FAILURE. IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM LEAVING HARD SURFACE, PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO CORRECT, AT WHICH POINT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP THE PIC SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. DAMAGE FROM INCIDENT AFFECTED THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR, LEFT WING TIP BOTTOM AND THE PROPELLER AND THE LEFT LEADING EDGE AREA.  NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED BY THE PIC AND HELP TO THE OWNER?S HANGAR.

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION:

N992PC SERIAL NUMBER 3RX045, 2004 PAUL CALHOUN VELOCITY 173/RG-XL

REGISTERED TO AMBKJLLC OF WILMINGTON DE:  OWNER LAWRENCE TRAUB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

AIRCRAFT LAST CONDITION INSPECTION: 01-09-2012 AT 165.7 HOURS

HOBBS READING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT 211.2

THE LANDING GEAR WAS WORKED ON 06/13/2012 AT 170.1 HOURS.  BOTH GEAR WERE REMOVED AND GLASS WRAPS IN THE RADIUS AREAS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH CARBON SLEEVES. GEAR REINSTALLED AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED.  ACCORDING TO THE PIC AND OWNER THE GEAR ON THIS AIRCRAFT IS A WEAK LINK AND THE REPLACEMENT GEAR WILL BE MADE OF ALUMINUM.

PIC INFORMATION:

PIC- ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AMEL, ASEL AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE

LAST FLIGHT REVIEW- 02-28-2012 MEDICAL THIRD CLASS 09/18/2012

HOURS IN TYPE 70, LAST 90 DAYS 35, LAST YEAR 56- TOTAL HOURS 3189

## Other reports on N992PC (2)

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

- [Incident 20060812017519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060812017519I), Aug 12, 2006: VELOC173RGXL (N992PC), Coeur D Alene, ID, Minor damage. (-23) On August 12, 2006 at approximately 1800 hours the pilot of N992PC a homebuilt velocity 173RG-XL landed at runway 5-23 at the Coeur d'Alene, ID airport…
- [Accident 20060711014369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060711014369A), Jul 11, 2006: VELOC173RGXL (N992PC), Modesto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman was operating by himself his amt-home build velocity aircraft under 14 CFR part 91 at Modesto airport. The airman states that he had just had 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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