- Date
- October 24, 1992, 17:19 local (21:19 UTC)
- Place
- Apopka, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N141NHHunter Velocity
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921024043169A
- Case key
- 33191
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Probable cause
An encounter with wake turbulence from a Boeing 727.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The homebuilt velocity & a Boeing 727 were both operating in the tca in VMC with radio & radar contact established with ATC, and both were being advised of each other's position and heading. Both airplanes were on a southeasterly heading, with the B-727 overtaking the homebuilt higher and slightly to the left. The B-727 reported having the velocity in sight, and was instructed to maintain visual separation and cleared to descend. At the time the B-727 passed over the velocity, it was at 10,000 ft and the velocity had just started a descent from 9,500 ft. the velocity continued a southeasterly heading. Aprx 3-1/2 min later the velocity pilot broadcasted a mayday that he was out of control. He then said he was upside down. His last transmission was '...I hit the prop wash the vortex...' Wake turbulence hazards, pilot awareness & avoidance procedures are discussed in the airman's information manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N141NH
- Reported as
- Hunter Velocity
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- DM044
- Airframe hours
- 565
- Engine
- Lycoming AIO-360-B1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hunter, Neil W.
- Registered owner
- Hunter, Neil W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1992 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- AAF · Apalachicola, FL
- Destination
- COI · Cocoa, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,847 total · 568 in this make and model · 10,406 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.