# Accident 20230317004749A: Fay David VELOCITY ELITE, Fort Mohave, AZ, March 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fort Mohave, AZ
- Airport: Sun Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0056° N, 114.5650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0056&lon=-114.5650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2214W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2214W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fay David VELOCITY ELITE (registry code 056109G, https://openairdocs.org/model/fay-david-velocity-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAY DAVID VELOCITY ELITE
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR LYCOMING
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230317004749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, NV (HND) EN ROUTE TO SUN VALLEY AIRPORT, AZ (A20) AT APPROXIMATLEY 1200 HOURS LOCAL TIME.  FLIGHT TO A20 WAS UNEVENTFUL.  ON FIRST APPROACH TO LAND AT A20, THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND DUE TO EXPERIENCING 16 - 20 KNOT WIND GUSTS AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE.  PILOT ATTEMPTED A SECOND APPROACH AND ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ANGLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR BENT TO THE SIDE AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP JUST OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A SANDY BERM.  OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATLEY WITH NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE KNOWN PRIOR TO AND DURING FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR23LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA132), Mar 17, 2023: Fay David Velocity Elite (N2214W), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing during crosswind conditions and the flight instructor’s failure to take remedial action, which resulted in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N2214W (1)

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

- [Accident 20020627014789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627014789A), Jun 27, 2002: Amtr VELOCITY (N2214W), Theodore, AL, No damage. (.19) On June 27, 2002, at 1245 central daylight time, a david fay Velocity elite experimental airplane, N2214W, registered to and operated by the pilot,…

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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