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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Jonathan Sule VELOCITY V-TWIN · St. Augustine, FL · June 15, 2023

Date: June 15, 2023 · 11:47 local
Place: St. Augustine, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N169VT
Reported as: Jonathan Sule Velocity V-TWIN
Reported engine: Superior IO-382
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N169VTRegistered now · Jonathan Sule VELOCITY V-TWINS/N VT006 · Built 2017 Airframe modelJonathan Sule VELOCITY V-TWIN Engine modelSuperior IO-382Reciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot statement:

X26D ksgj. Flight following turned me over the tower, was cleared to land R31. Coming in ran gumps 3X. Gear lights all green. Approach speed 100-105 KTS. In ground effect over numbers. My nose suddenly pitched up and I ascended. Tried to push the nose down but fell suddenly and landed tail low striking prop (pusher airplane), tires popped and I lost directional control. Plane was careening to right off of runway. Black runway struck left of fuselage ripping left canard and gers… l main wing … … … I quickly shut down everything than turned back on main/avi to speak to tower. Than emergency ppl arrived and I exited airplane.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT:

X26D KSGJ. FLIGHT FOLLOWING TURNED ME OVER THE TOWER, WAS CLEARED TO LAND R31. COMING IN RAN GUMPS 3X. GEAR LIGHTS ALL GREEN. APPROACH SPEED 100-105 KTS. IN GROUND EFFECT OVER NUMBERS. MY NOSE SUDDENLY PITCHED UP AND I ASCENDED. TRIED TO PUSH THE NOSE DOWN BUT FELL SUDDENLY AND LANDED TAIL LOW STRIKING PROP (PUSHER AIRPLANE), TIRES POPPED AND I LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. PLANE WAS CAREENING TO RIGHT OFF OF RUNWAY. BLACK RUNWAY STRUCK LEFT OF FUSELAGE RIPPING LEFT CANARD AND GERS… L MAIN WING … … … I QUICKLY SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING THAN TURNED BACK ON MAIN/AVI TO SPEAK TO TOWER. THAN EMERGENCY PPL ARRIVED AND I EXITED AIRPLANE.