2023 – N106VT- Daniel Mesnard – Velocity Twin/RG – Sandersville, GA – 1

2023 – N106VT- Daniel Mesnard – Velocity Twin/RG – Sandersville, GA – 1

UPDATE: News 3 is now report the passenger has passed away (4 August 2023).  Double engine failure near the airport.  Flight tracking says it may have been on approach, but the deputy interview I saw online (which I’ll try to post) said they had just taken off, so I’m not sure yet about that.  Pilot […]

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2018 – N101WV – Mission Hardware – Velocity SE/RG – Statesboro, GA – 0

2018 – N101WV – Mission Hardware – Velocity SE/RG – Statesboro, GA – 0

Looks like this beautiful Velocity SE was destroyed on landing while transition training a new pilot near Savannah. Details are slim, but here is a news article about it. STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) – Two people survived a fiery plane crash outside of Statesboro, Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 3 p.m. when a plane from Savannah […]

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2018 – ZU-BNH – Rego Burger – Cozy MK-IV – Baakens Valley, Port Elizabeth, South Africa – 1

2018 – ZU-BNH – Rego Burger – Cozy MK-IV – Baakens Valley, Port Elizabeth, South Africa – 1

In the video it looks like the structure breaks up just before it falls out of site.  Did the spar fail?  Hit a wire?  I can’t tell.  The news report says it’s auto engine failed. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News1 News2 News3 News4 News5 News6 | Rego’s Blog […]

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2015 – N224SM – Terry Mueller – Velocity XL/RG – Moultrie,GA – 0

2015 – N224SM – Terry Mueller – Velocity XL/RG – Moultrie,GA – 0

Terry reports that, on a recent flight, his gear retracted after riding over a bump in the pavement. This aircraft had a previous accident also. This past weekend I did some flying as usual to Tifton GA for work. Saturday took a short flight to Spence field in Moultrie GA to take in a car […]

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2014 – N301EF – Funk – Velocity XL/RG – Atlanta, GA – 0

2014 – N301EF – Funk – Velocity XL/RG – Atlanta, GA – 0

Nose gear failure on shimy. On October 1, 2014, about 2105 eastern daylight time, a Funk Velocity XLRG experimental amateur-built airplane, N301EF, sustained minor damage during a hard landing to Cobb County – McCollum Field (RYY), Atlanta, Georgia. The private pilot was not injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed […]

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2012 – N224SM – John Leder – Velocity XL/RG – Thomson, GA – 0

2012 – N224SM – John Leder – Velocity XL/RG – Thomson, GA – 0

Aircraft experienced nosewheel shimmy leading to nose gear failure upon landing. The pilot stated that he landed the airplane on the main landing gear and then lowered the nose landing gear on the runway. The nosewheel started to shimmy, and the pilot applied aft pressure on the control yoke; however, the nose landing gear strut […]

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