# Incident 20231107016379I: Bush Leroy J VELOCITY XL RG, Palatka, FL, November 7, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Airport: Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6580° N, 81.6901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALATKA MUNI/LT KAY LARKIN FLD (28J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6580&lon=-81.6901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696ML) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bush Leroy J VELOCITY XL RG (registry code 05605LB, https://openairdocs.org/model/bush-leroy-j-velocity-xl-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUSH LEROY J VELOCITY XL RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,920 total, 1,180 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231107016379I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 7, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 LOCAL TIME, A HOMEBUILT VELOCITY AIRCRAFT S/N 3RX-022 EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE LEFT EXHAUST STACK TAILPIPE DAMAGING THE EGT AND CHT WIRING AND 2 PROPELLER BLADES WHEN IT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE BY THE CFI RATED PILOT AT THE PALATKA FLORIDA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (28J)

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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