REFLECTOR: I don't know this aircraft

Velocity_AZ velocity_AZ at cox.net
Mon Jun 13 12:40:52 CDT 2005


Andy -

It's my plane - Deception - which is a 173 (standard fuselage with XL wings
- fixed gear)

I called in for landing 20 out.  At 10 out, 3500-4000' decsending, I smelled
fuel.  Very shortly after that the engine quit.  I was extemely lucky that I
had that wash below.  I was only about 2000' AGL and decision time was
extemely limited.  I touched down at one end of the wash with plenty of room
ahead.  The ground, while pretty level, was rocky.  She stopped in about
300' feet.  The universe also granted me a direct headwind.

Wheel pants destroyed from the rough terrain - stress crack in gear - don't
know how deep (could be just be paint).  Minor fiberglass damage in lower
cowl around exhaust and upper cowl at spinner and upper gear cuffs due to
vibration on roll out.  There may be more damage to landing gear - just
haven't examined it further yet.

We should all take comfort in knowing that our Velocitys are strong.

Here's something I'd like some feedback on from those flying.  Just a few
weeks ago I was practicing engine out procedures and noticed that between
90-100kts my sink rate is 1000-1100' per minute.  Basically without the big
fan working - it's a rock.  What have others experienced?

Upon taking the plane apart for transport yesterday, I did find the problem
- the fitting between the fuel hose and the throttlebody cracked.  That's
why I smelled fuel and why the engine quit.  24 Gallons on-board can't
really help if it's no longer making its way to the engine.

All in all, yesterday was a very good day - no injury, it happened close to
home, the plane is in pretty good shape, she was due for her annual next
month and she' already disassembled, and mostly - I writing this to you guys
now.

Regards,

Kevin Steiner

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Andy Millin
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:11 AM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: REFLECTOR: I don't know this aircraft

No injury is good.

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**   Report created 6/13/2005   Record 1
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 111VX        Make/Model: EXP       Description: EXP- VELOCITY XL
  Date: 06/12/2005     Time: 2349

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Minor

LOCATION
  City: PEORIA   State: AZ   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  PILOT REPORTED 20M W WITH INFORMATION. THREE MINUTES LATER PILOT REPORTED
A
  LOST ENGINE AND WOULD NOT MAKE THE ARPT. ACFT LANDED IN A WASH 12 MI WEST
  OF ARPT

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: 122345Z VRB06KT/10SM CLR 34/04 2977

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Cruise      Operation: General Aviation

  Departed: UNKN                        Dep Date:    Dep. Time:      
  Destination:                          Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing:
U
  Last Radio Cont: 12M W DEER VALLEY ARPT
  Last Clearance: CLRD TO LND AY RWY

  FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ  (WP07)                Entry date: 06/13/2005 


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Andrew Millin
Kalamazoo Software, llc
5585 Collingwood Dr.
Kalamazoo  MI  49004
(269) 345-2564
amillin at kal-soft.com

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