20200114003549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Watson Michael A VELOCITY ELITE RG · St. Petersburg, FL · January 14, 2020

Date: January 14, 2020 · 15:00 local
Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Airport: Albert Whitted
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N78BM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA077
Reported as: Watson Michael A Velocity Elite RG
Reported engine: Franklin 6A-350SER
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,530 total

N78BMRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Watson Michael A VELOCITY ELITE RGS/N DMO339 · Built 1997 Airframe modelWatson Michael A VELOCITY ELITE RG Engine modelFranklin 6A-350SERReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 14, 2020 at approximately 1500, a velocity aircraft, N78BM, registered to barraza marin & associates LLC dba, aborted takeoff at st pete Albert Whitted Airport when it was unable to gain enough speed to become airborne. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was on file. The aircraft sustained substantial damage when it over ran the runway and came to rest on top of a sea wall embankment. There were three persons on board and no injuries were sustained.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 14, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500, A VELOCITY AIRCRAFT, N78BM, REGISTERED TO BARRAZA MARIN & ASSOCIATES LLC DBA, ABORTED TAKEOFF AT ST PETE ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT WHEN IT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO BECOME AIRBORNE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT OVER RAN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON TOP OF A SEA WALL EMBANKMENT. THERE WERE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA20LA077Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSt. Petersburg, FLA failure of the propeller pitch change electric motor, which resulted in an improper setting for takeoff and a subsequent runway overrun. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance and inspection of the propeller system and the pilot’s failure to follow the…Jan 14, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N78BM · 1

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

Accident 20201006019709AClimb · Lady Lake, FLThe pilot of an amateur built velocity departed gainesville (kgnv) and stated there were no unusual circumstances. The weather was cloudy therefore would not clear the 7000 feet and requested a lower altitude and descended to 3000 feet. After level off, he…Oct 6, 2020 · Substantial damage