Wim J Huisman VELOCITY 173 FIXED N127DH

Summary

On 12 April 2008 at about 16:30 local time, a Wim J Huisman VELOCITY 173 FIXED registered N127DH was involved in an accident near Ocala, Florida, United States. 2 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

12 April 2008 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocala, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Greystone Airport (17FL)

Coordinates

29.2803, -82.1247

Aircraft

Wim J Huisman VELOCITY 173 FIXED

Registration

N127DH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williston → Ocala

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA166

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the wind gusts.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing on runway 18, the airplane rolled out for a few feet when the right wing "abruptly raised." The pilot tried to correct with right aileron input and applied full power to execute a go-around. The airplane went off the side of the runway and all three landing gear wheels were still on the ground. The pilot elected to continue the go-around and the airplane continued to roll along the ground as the pilot waited for it to reach the rotation speed of 65 knots. He did not however, see a drainage gully. The nose gear impacted the gully, the main landing gear impacted a second gully and was sheared off, and the airplane came to rest in a grassy area on the airport surface. The airplane was substantially damaged having received damage to its nose, canard, fuselage, landing gear, propeller, flight control surfaces, and wings. Runway 18 was 7,550 feet long, 210 feet wide, and consisted of asphalt. The reported wind at an airport located approximatley 8 miles southwest of the accident site, about the time of the accident, was from 230 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 19 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.