2009 – N92VA – Gunnoe – Velocity SE/FG – Livermore, CA – 0

Right brake overheated and failed on take-off, catching fire in the grass and destroying the airplane. I believe that Dave Dent may have been the test pilot, I think I saw something on this on the Reflector but I can’t find it now. This airplane was in an earlier accident in 2004 (NTSB). The mechanic/pilot […]

2009 – N4PE – Brian Michalk – Velocity SE/FG – Cedar Park, TX – 0

Crashed on first flight. Brian’s account is below Today was my first day to fly. Unfortunately it resulted in an off airfield landing. It’s been a long day, and I wanted to get this out there before the FAA notice was posted. I have several theories at this point as to what happened, and I’ll […]

2008 – N637PS – Leonard Johnson – Cozy IV – Osceola, MO – 0

Forced landing after engine overheating. The private pilot was flying his homebuilt airplane on a cross-country flight at 5,500 feet mean sea level when he encountered some turbulence. The engine began to overheat and lose power and the pilot diverted to a nearby airport. The pilot could not make the runway and landed on a […]

2008 – N44VF – Brett Ferrell – Velocity XL/FG – Otisco, IN – 0

My own little bit of infamy… In flight from Cincinnati (I68 to the CSA Canard Flyin at Rough River (2I3), N44VF experienced a catastrophic oil line failure necessitating a forced landing on Highway 3 in Otisco, Indiana. The landing was uneventful aside from a wing strike from a reflector post on the copilot wing moving […]

2008 – N246RR – Rocket Racer – Velocity SE/FG – Chipley, FL – 0

Apparently they ran out of gas. The pilot stated that he began a landing descent for a planned fuel stop. He reported that the left tank was low, while the right tank had more than one-half tank of fuel. At 7,000 feet msl in the descent, the engine lost power and quit. He was unable […]

2008 – N127DH – William Moore – Velocity SE/FG – Williston, FL – 0

Airplane was destroyed damaged in a hard landing in gusty conditions. The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division Accident occurred Saturday, April 12, 2008 in Ocala, FL Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/28/2008 Aircraft: Wim J Huisman Velocity 173 Fixed, registration: N127DH Injuries: 2 Uninjured. NTSB investigators used […]