# Incident 20221119020579I: Conklin Christopher E VELOCITY, Shelby, NC, November 19, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2022, 12:01 local time
- Place: Shelby, NC
- Airport: Shelby-Cleveland County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2557° N, 81.6008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBY-CLEVELAND COUNTY RGNL (EHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2557&lon=-81.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Conklin Christopher E VELOCITY (registry code 0561833, https://openairdocs.org/model/conklin-christopher-e-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONKLIN CHRISTOPHER E VELOCITY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221119020579I

## Narrative

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

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT FOR MANY YEARS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THIS AIRCRAFT IS THE ONLY ONE HE HAS EVER ENCOUNTERED THAT HAD A PARKING BRAKE. MOST OF THE VELOCITY AIRCRAFT HAVE HEAT WHERE THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT HAD A PARKING BRAKE. DURING CRUISE THE AIRMAN STATED HE PULLED THE LEVER FOR HEAT BUT DIDN’T KNOW THIS BEEN CHANGED TO A PARKING BRAKE LEVER. THE LEVER WAS NOT PLACARDED.  UPON LANDING AT SHELBY NC (EHO) THE AIRCRAFTS TIRES LOCKED UP AND SKIDDED BURSTING THE LEFT MAIN TIRE. NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR CONTROLS. NO INJURIES OF THE OCCUPANT. THE AIRMAN IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CHARLOTTE NC FSDO AND THE NTSB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON DOLLIES AND TOWED TO THE HANGAR FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N129VA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000121003909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000121003909I), Jan 21, 2000: Amtr VELOCITY (N129VA), Naples, FL, Minor damage. Approximately 200 feet on take-off roll, propeller struck a piece of carpet lying on the runway. Propeller tip broke. Pilot aborted take off. Aircraft towed…

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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