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Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity, Accident at Santa Monica, KSMO



Christopher Martin wrote:
> 
> Just returned from a 4 day trip to Baja, Mexico and while landing at
> Santa Monica, Calif. I saw the debris from a accident at the airport. By
> standers reported to me that a Velocity aborted a take off and lost
> control and hit two parked planes. The Velocity was totaled and there
> were no injuries. The one parked plane, a Cessna 152, was badly damaged.
> Another Cessna had significant wing damage.
> 
> The people at the field said the man and woman emerged remarkably
> uninjured from what they thought was a killer accident. The plane was
> white with blue markings. That's all I know. Sorry to hear of the loss
> of one of our planes but happy there were no injuries.
> 
> Chris Martin
> Velocity XL RG
> 90% done - 90% to go

B. Reg.No.: 137V        M/M: EXP            Desc: EXP VELOCITY 173/FG-E
Activity: Pleasure   Phase: Landing   GA-A/C: General Aviation
Descr: ACFT LANDED RWY 21, TOUCHED DOWN PAST MIDFIELD, BOUNCED (LANDED 
       HARD), TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, AND BOUNCED, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO 
       AROUND, ANGLED TO THE LEFT OVER SOUTH TAXIWAY, ACFT STAYED LOW AND 
       DID NOT GAIN ALTITUTE, APPEARED TO STRIKE "T" HANGER.  SANTA 
       MONICA, CA.

WX: KSMO SPECI 112340Z 25010KT 12SM FEW200 26/16 A2990  Damage: Destroyed
C2. Injury Data: # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0    Unk: 
                 # Pass:   2     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0    Unk: 
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0    UNK: 
D. Location  City: SANTA MONICA              State: CA
E. Occ Date: 07/11/1999   Time: 21:30
F. Invest Coverage.  IIC:   Reg/DO: WP23  DO CTY: LOS ANGELES
DO State: CA  Others: 
G. Flt Handling.  Dep Pt: SANTA MONICA, CA  Dep Date: 07/11/1999   Time: 21:00
Dest: SANTA MONICA, CA Last Radio Cont: BASE TO FINAL    Flt Plan: Civilian VFR
Last Clearance: CL TO LAND      WX Briefing: N
Other: 
       
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