# Incident 20230715015979I: Nelson David T VELOCITY RG, Rochester, MN, July 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2023, 11:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCHESTER INTL (RST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9083&lon=-92.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22DN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22DN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson David T VELOCITY RG (registry code 05604QX, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-david-t-velocity-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NELSON DAVID T VELOCITY RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,775 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230715015979I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED FEELING SOMETHING THAT FELT LIKE A FLAT NOSE TIRE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BROKEN NOSE GEAR FORK, BROKEN BOLT CONNECTING NOSE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT ACTUATOR, DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND DAMAGE TO BELLY OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N22DN (1)

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

- [Incident 20090912049809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090912049809I), Sep 12, 2009: Velocity Vg VELOCITY VG (N22DN), Rochester, MN, Minor damage. Pilot landed at rst and after touch down he held the nose wheel off allowing for smooth tough down. When the nose wheel touched down the nose wheel collapsed…

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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