Velocity XL N658SE

Summary

On 9 October 2003 at about 23:50 local time, a Velocity XL registered N658SE was involved in an accident near Casa Grande, Arizona, United States. One person was 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

9 October 2003 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Casa Grande, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Phoenix Regional (A39)

Coordinates

32.9883, -111.9189

Aircraft

Velocity XL

Registration

N658SE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Willcox → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04CA008

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's misjudged landing flare and inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain runway alignment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane landed hard, bounced, and touched down again with the left main landing gear off the runway. On the second touchdown, the left main landing gear came into contact with soft sand. The airplane veered off of the runway. As the nose gear entered the sand, it collapsed and the airplane's nose skid in the sand. The pilot believed that the accident resulted from the airplane being lower than he perceived due to a 50-foot narrower runway than he was accustomed to, and his lack of practice performing crosswind landings. The reported winds were from 190 degrees at 12 knots; the pilot was landing runway 21.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.