REFLECTOR: FAA Preliminary

[Andy Millin]

Heartbreaker...  Glad to hear he wasn't injured.

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**   Report created 12/15/2005   Record 1
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 535BM        Make/Model: VELO      Description: Velocity
  Date: 12/10/2005     Time: 1500

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
  City: PUNTA GORDA   State: FL   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  DURING A HIGH-SPEED TAXI TEST (80 KTS) THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, LOST
POWER, 
  TOO LOW, AND LANDED ON THE GRASS WHERE IT HIT A DITCH AND CAUGHT FIRE. 
  PUNTA GORDA, FL

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:

                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:

                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:


WEATHER: METAR KPGD 101453Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM OVC012 19/14 A3018

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Other      Phase: Taxi      Operation: General Aviation

  Departed: PDG                         Dep Date: 12/10/2005   Dep. Time:
1500 
  Destination: PGD                      Flt Plan: NONE         Wx Briefing:
N
  Last Radio Cont: NONE
  Last Clearance:  

  FAA FSDO: TAMPA, FL  (SO35)                     Entry date: 12/12/2005