# Accident 20160102006459A: Metzler Kevin W VELOCITY STD RG, Rosamond, CA, January 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Airport: Rosamond Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8842° N, 118.2117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8842&lon=-118.2117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133SV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133SV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Metzler Kevin W VELOCITY STD RG (registry code 05633N7, https://openairdocs.org/model/metzler-kevin-w-velocity-std-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: METZLER KEVIN W VELOCITY STD RG
- Reported engine: SUBARU EG-33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 848 total, 67 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160102006459A

## Narrative

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

SUBARU AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER.  EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT'S MONOCOQUE DESIGN STRUCTURE AND A MINOR INJURY TO PILOT.

## 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 WPR16LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA047), Jan 2, 2016: Kevin Metzler Velocity STD RG (N133SV), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 1 connecting rod as a result of multiple fatigue cracks for reasons that could not be determined during on postaccident examination.

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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