REFLECTOR: Houston Area Velocity

Tue May 12 12:57:57 CDT 2009

Does anyone know the pilot?. It was a 1991 version with a IO360 Lycoming that wasn't issued a certificate until 2006. The manufacturer builder appears to be someone other than the owner. Is there anything to be learned from this tragic event?

      Serial Number    SV4101              Type Registration    Individual 
      Manufacturer Name  SMYSOR KEVIN   Certificate Issue Date  02/06/2006  
      Model  VELOCITY   Status  Valid  
      Type Aircraft  Fixed Wing Single-Engine  Type Engine  Reciprocating  
      Pending Number Change  None   Dealer  No  
      Date Change Authorized  None   Mode S Code  51270775  
      MFR Year  1991   Fractional Owner  NO  

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  Registered Owner

   Name     SIMONSEN OLEF L  
      Street  7819 BULRUSH CANYON TRL  
      City  KATY  State TEXAS    Zip Code     77494-2059  
      County  FORT BEND  
      Country  UNITED STATES  

FAA Registration Information  http://tinyurl.com/qqh2fa

FAA Preliminary Information:

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**   Report created 5/11/2009   Record 4                                      **

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IDENTIFICATION

  Regis#: 45YV        Make/Model: EXP       Description: VELOCITY

  Date: 05/09/2009     Time: 0000

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N

  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION

  City: HOUSTON   State: TX   Country: US

DESCRIPTION

  AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD WAS 

  FATALLY INJURED, 2 MILES FROM HOUSTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TX

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   1

                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   1     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    

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

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

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA

  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Unknown      Operation: OTHER

  FAA FSDO: HOUSTON, TX  (SW09)                   Entry date: 05/11/2009 

Posted on www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum

      I don't know a lot about the Velocity so I cannot answer your question directly but I did know the pilot very well... He had been a pilot for 20+ years, was IFR and aerobatic trained. Until recently had owned a Christian Eagle as well as the Velocity.

      The plane was a 4 seater is about all I know about it other than they are very cool looking. The pilot did not build the airplane but had bought it several years ago and had put many hours on it to both coasts and I know he took it to Canada middle of last year.

      I do not know what happened but he had just installed a 3-blade composite adjustable (not constant speed) prop on it yesterday. He had done an initial flight on the new prop, came in to check everything out, and went back up to put 5 hours on it so he could carry passengers again. According to a mutual friend who was at the airport at the time he had been up 4+ hours when they lost contact with him. He had stayed near the airport in case of problem...

      I was told that he went down in some heavy woods in the area and they were unable to locate the wreckage from the air. They finally found it this morning with the help of AT&T triangulating his cell phone. 

      NTSB will have to tell us more.

      It is not a good day here at all...

      RIP in my friend

      Bill in Cypress, Texas

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Andy Millin

amillin at sbcglobal.net

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