# Accident 20140602011009A: Frederick Hays-Roth VELOCITY TWIN, Sebastian, FL, June 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8133° N, 80.4956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8133&lon=-80.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360VT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360VT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frederick Hays-Roth VELOCITY TWIN (registry code 05632QE, https://openairdocs.org/model/frederick-hays-roth-velocity-twin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior IO-360 series (registry code 59251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FREDERICK HAYS-ROTH VELOCITY TWIN
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,467 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140602011009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH FULL STOPS.  THE FIRST TWO WERE UNEVENTFUL.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER HIS 3RD TAKEOFF THE LEFT ENGINE RPM WAS ONLY 1410 WHILE THE RIGHT ENGINE RPM WAS 2600 WITH ALL CONTROLS FULL FORWARD.  HE ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 08 AND BEGAN CYCLING THE PROP CONTROLS TO ASCERTAIN THE RPM PROBLEM.   HE LOWERED THE GEAR AT 120 KTS AND ENTERED FINAL AT 105 KTS.  HE CUT THE POWER OVER THE RUNWAY NUMBERS AND FLOATED TO TOUCHDOWN AND THEN BOUNCED TWICE.  HE REPORTED THAT A CROSSWIND PICKED UP THE LEFT WING AND HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND.  HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE BUT THE PLANE YAWED AND STRUCK THE GRASS OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR VRB RECORDED EAST WINDS AT 14 KTS AT 1653 EDT WITH NO GUSTS.  THE LEFT PROPELLER HAD ONE HOUR TIME IN SERVICE SINCE OVERHAUL.

## 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 ERA14LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA279), Jun 2, 2014: Frederick Hays-Roth Velocity Twin (N360VT), Sebastian, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing. Also causal to the accident were the pilot’s subsequent delayed decision to abort the landing and his improper execution of…

## Other reports on N360VT (1)

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

- [Incident 20151122021809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151122021809I), Nov 22, 2015: Frederick Hays-Roth VELOCITY TWIN (N360VT), Gulf Shores, AL, Minor damage. 1130 Hours on 11/22/2015 N360VT made approach and landing with main landing gears in the stowed position. The aircraft landed on the runway at low speed and…

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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