# NTSB MIA05CA118: Herbert O. Kellerman 173 RG, N27BK, Venice, FL, June 7, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 7, 2005, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC) - Place: Venice, FL - Coordinates: 27.071388, -82.440277 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0714&lon=-82.4403&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Tampa, Florida, FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61639 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA05CA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61639/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA118 ## Probable cause The owner/pilot mechanic's inadequate maintenance inspection resulting in a partial loss of engine power due to a loose fuel line. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb - maintenance,inspection - inadequate, owner/pilot mechanic (cause) - fuel system,line fitting - loose - Forced landing, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence ## Analysis The pilot stated he preformed a normal engine start, taxi, and engine run-up, with no discrepancies noted. He than checked his radios and taxied to the active runway, the take-off was normal with the airplane engine producing full power. He retracted the landing gear around 400 feet, and shut off the auxiliary fuel pump. Shortly thereafter the airplane engine started to lose power, he immediately turned the auxiliary fuel pump to the on position. The engine started to surge from idle to about 1800 rpm, and continued to surge for the remainder of the flight. The airplane was unable to maintain altitude, and the pilot made a 250-degree turn back to the airport, and landed on the grass overrun area of the approach end of runway 4, before impacting a fence and coming to a stop. The FAA inspector who responded to the accident stated that during his examination of the accident airplane, he found the "B" nut on the fuel line that supplies fuel to the fuel servo loose from it's fitting. ## Factual narrative On June 7, 2005, about 0930 eastern daylight time, an experimental/amateur-built Kellerman Velocity 173 RG airplane, N27BK, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, impacted with a fence during an emergency landing at Venice Municipal Airport, Venice, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot received no injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated he planed to fly to two airports and return back to the departure airport. He preformed a normal engine start, taxi, and engine run-up, with no discrepancies noted. He than checked his radios and taxied to the active runway, the take-off was normal with the airplane engine producing full power. He retracted the landing gear around 400 feet, and shut off the auxiliary fuel pump. Shortly thereafter the airplane engine started to lose power. He immediately turned the auxiliary fuel pump to the on position. The engine started to surge from idle to about 1800 rpm, and continued to surge for the remainder of the flight. The airplane was unable to maintain altitude, and the pilot made a 250-degree turn back to the airport, and landed on the grass overrun area of the approach end of runway 4, before impacting a fence and coming to a stop. The FAA inspector who responded to the accident stated that during his examination of the accident airplane, he found the "B" nut on the fuel line that supplies fuel to the fuel servo loose from it's fitting. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N27BK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27BK-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N DMO242, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Herbert O. Kellerman 173 RG - Registry model: [Kellerman Herbert O VELOCITY 173 RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/kellerman-herbert-o-velocity-173-rg) (registry code 05610Y6) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: DMO-242 - Airframe hours: 103 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Herbert O. Kellerman - Registered owner: Herbert O Kellerman - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2004, 10 hours before - Departed: VNC, Venice, FL - Destination: VNC, Venice, FL - Airport: VNC, Venice Muncicipal, runway 4, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 1,589 total, 105 in this make and model, 1,589 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: VNC ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050607011299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607011299A), Jun 7, 2005: Amtr VELCITY173RG, Venice, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 7, 2005 at 0930 EDT, an amateur built aircraft model velocity, N27BK, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed runway 22 at the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.