Velocity VELOCITY ELITE RG CGPNX

Summary

On 31 July 1997 at about 20:30 local time, a Velocity VELOCITY ELITE RG registered CGPNX was involved in an accident near Langdon, North Dakota, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 July 1997 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Langdon, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Robertson Field (D55)

Coordinates

48.7596, -98.3704

Aircraft

Velocity VELOCITY ELITE RG

Registration

CGPNX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saskatchewan → Grankd Forks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA238

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll. The crosswind and proximity of the taxiway sign were related factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the winds along the route were from 240 degrees at 20-30 knots, and '...all airports in the vicinity that had fuel, had a runway (paved) heading of 32/14.' Devils Lake, 42 nautical miles southwest of Langdon, was reporting winds from 230 at 11 knots at about the time of the accident. The pilot elected to land at Robertson Field on runway 32 to refuel. During the landing roll, the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway, striking a taxiway sign located 100 feet prior to the departure end of runway 32. According to a witness, the airplane landed long and fast, then skidded in a tight circle before coming to rest. The pilot added in his report that he 'could not hold plane on runway or stop quickly enough.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.