2005 – N121HS – Harold Swarthout – Velocity SE/RG – Daytona Beach, FL – 0

The pilot reported that during the landing roll on runway 23, he applied brakes to slow but his left foot slipped off the brake while the right foot was still on the brake causing the airplane to veer right. He attempted to straighten out the plane by applying left rudder but was unable and […]

2004 – N92VA – Joe Boudreau – Velocity SE/FG – Myrick, OK – 0

The 312-hour pilot reported that during takeoff, due to a shift in wind direction, his airspeed was not accelerating sufficiently, so he elected to abort the takeoff. Subsequently, the pilot applied heavy brakes to slow the airplane to a stop. The pilot added that the last third of the runway was patchy, and the bolt […]

2004 – N190J – Odd Jorgensen – Velocity XL/RG – Belvidere, KS – 1

Odd’s Velocity broke up in flight while possibly flying in IMC while not being an instrument rated pilot. This is the only in-flight structural failure that I’m aware of. | FAA | NTSB Final | News | VELOCITY ACCIDENT UPDATE by James Jorgensen Varieze N388DT These are the facts as I see them, about my […]

2004 – N5439N – Charles Bracken – Berkut – Lapeer, MI – 0

Charles’ Berkut was gorgeous, and a common attendee at many of our local fly-ins. She was lost after impacting wires in the area of Dupont-Lapeer Airport. I was sorry to see her go down, and Charles get hurt. However, he’s back in the air after buying a David Lind built Longeze. Read Charles’ account. (NTSB […]

2004 – N216MR – Rangan Spirangam – Velocity SE/FG – Boulder City, NV – 0

The airplane veered off the runway after landing and nosed over. After touchdown, the airplane’s nose landing gear began to shimmy with increasing magnitude. The pilot attempted to correct by applying elevator backpressure and raising the nose of the airplane. When the nose landing gear touched down on the runway again, the shimmy was […]

2003 – N57V – Richard Riley – Velocity SE/FG – Fargo, OK – 0

The 1,500-hour commercial pilot was practicing slow flight operation at 400-500 feet above the ground, when he lost control of the aircraft and was unable to recover. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that he attempted both power on and power off recovery techniques, but could not overcome the nose high attitude. Unsuccessful […]