# Incident 20180504004599I: Ostertag Walter G VELOCITY RG, Mobile, AL, May 4, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2018, 12:22 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Mobile Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6914° N, 88.2428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOBILE RGNL (MOB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6914&lon=-88.2428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101WV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101WV-2019-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ostertag Walter G VELOCITY RG (registry code 056233C, https://openairdocs.org/model/ostertag-walter-g-velocity-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OSTERTAG WALTER G VELOCITY RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 90 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180504004599I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 4, 2018, THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT OF N101WV A VELOCITY RG, REPORTED AN ENGINE VIBRATION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED TO LAND AT MOBILE, AL (KMOB).

AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT PART OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN FLIGHT AND STRUCK THE PROP AND SHEARED ONE BLADE OFF.THE REGISTERED OWNER IS GOING TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT TRAILERED FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N101WV (2)

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

- [Accident 20190305021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190305021549A), Mar 5, 2019: Ostertag Walter G VELOCITY RG (N101WV), Statesboro, GA, Destroyed. On March 5, 2019, at approximately 1500 eastern daylight time, a Velocity Rg, N101WV, was substantially damaged after it impacted terrain while attempting to…
- [Incident 20090812048369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090812048369I), Aug 12, 2009: Ostertag Wa VELOCITY RG (N101WV), Auburn, AL, Minor damage. While climbing thru 2000FT after take-off from auo enroute to hsv, a loud explosion was heard from rear of aircraft near the engine. The pilot leveled off,…

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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