# Incident 20260130002299I: Dasilva Samuel G VELOCITY, Clearwater, FL, January 30, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2026, 18:05 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: St Pete-Clearwater International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9086° N, 82.6865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST PETE-CLEARWATER INTL (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9086&lon=-82.6865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51576, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51576) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dasilva Samuel G VELOCITY (registry code 05620HE, https://openairdocs.org/model/dasilva-samuel-g-velocity) (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: DASILVA SAMUEL G VELOCITY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 922 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260130002299I

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHDOWN, PILOT EXPERIENCED A NORMAL LANDING, FOLLOWED BY A SOFT RISING OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE IDENTIFIEDTHAT BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS HAD COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N51576 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030701037639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030701037639A), Jul 1, 2003: Amtr VELOCITY (N51576), Sebastian, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft engine lost power about 10 minutes after departing Sebastian, FL (X26), and a forced landing was made in a field where the airplane impacted…

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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