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FAA accident report · N13vt VELOCITY VTWIN · Janesville, WI · February 16, 2021

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Date
February 16, 2021 · 09:20 local
Place
Janesville, WI
Airport
Southern Wisconsin Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N13VT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21FA130
Reported as
N13vt Velocity Vtwin
Reported engine
TITAN IOX
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,821 total64 in this make and model166 in the last 90 days
N13VTRegistered now · N13vt VELOCITY VTWINS/N VT-020 · Built 2020Airframe modelN13vt VELOCITY VTWINEngine modelTitan IOX-370 SERIE4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On February 16, 2021 an experimental amateur built velocity v-twin aircraft was travelling from appleton airport WI (atl) to sebastian municipal airport FL (X26) with a two person crew on board. Prior to the flight the aircraft was issued a special flight permit by the FAA with a limitation listed as gear to remain down for the flight and authorization for a co-pilot. The flight crew made a stop in Janesville WI (jvl) where they had breakfast and filled the aircraft with fuel. Shortly after departure from jvl on runway 32 the tower received a radio transmission from the aircraft that they needed to return to the airport to sort out an engine problem. The aircraft was circling back to the airport in a left hand pattern when it descended in altitude and crashed in swampy area next to the rock river 1.3 miles south of the threshold to runway 32. The aircraft went through some trees before coming to rest inverted in about 3 feet of water. Both occupants were fatally injured as a result of the crash. The aircraft was destroyed. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the crash.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 16, 2021 AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT VELOCITY V-TWIN AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELLING FROM APPLETON AIRPORT WI (ATL) TO SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FL (X26) WITH A TWO PERSON CREW ON BOARD. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT BY THE FAA WITH A LIMITATION LISTED AS GEAR TO REMAIN DOWN FOR THE FLIGHT AND AUTHORIZATION FOR A CO-PILOT. THE FLIGHT CREW MADE A STOP IN JANESVILLE WI (JVL) WHERE THEY HAD BREAKFAST AND FILLED THE AIRCRAFT WITH FUEL. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM JVL ON RUNWAY 32 THE TOWER RECEIVED A RADIO TRANSMISSION FROM THE AIRCRAFT THAT THEY NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO SORT OUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CIRCLING BACK TO THE AIRPORT IN A LEFT HAND PATTERN WHEN IT DESCENDED IN ALTITUDE AND CRASHED IN SWAMPY AREA NEXT TO THE ROCK RIVER 1.3 MILES SOUTH OF THE THRESHOLD TO RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH SOME TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST INVERTED IN ABOUT 3 FEET OF WATER. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

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 CEN21FA130Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportJanesville, WIThe exceedance of the maximum airspeed for flight with the landing gear extended, which resulted in a separation of the right main landing gear door that subsequently impacted the right propeller and resulted in a total loss of right engine power.…Feb 16, 2021 · Substantial damage