# Accident 20230801020479A: Daniel J Mesnard VELOCITY TWIN, Sandersville, GA, August 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2023, 09:33 local time
- Place: Sandersville, GA
- Airport: Kaolin Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9614° N, 82.8394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9614&lon=-82.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106VT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106VT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Daniel J Mesnard VELOCITY TWIN (registry code 05641CH, https://openairdocs.org/model/daniel-j-mesnard-velocity-twin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ulpower UL-520 series (registry code 62002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-ul-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DANIEL J MESNARD VELOCITY TWIN
- Reported engine: ULPOWER UL 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230801020479A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKING CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT ENGINE QUIT RUNNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER FROM LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDING IN A MARSHY AREA.

## 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 ERA23LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA320), Aug 1, 2023: Mesnard Velocity Twin (N106VT), Sandersville, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of power in the right engine due to the right ECU injector wires being severed by the main landing gear actuator piston teeter bar as a result of a lack of clearance and protection of…

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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