Velocity RG N113JG

Summary

On 23 August 2003 at about 19:13 local time, a Velocity RG registered N113JG was involved in an accident near Skiatook, Oklahoma, 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

23 August 2003 at 19:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Skiatook, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Skiatook Municipal (2F6)

Coordinates

36.3503, -96.0008

Aircraft

Velocity RG

Registration

N113JG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Skiatook → Skiatook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW03LA235

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 20,000-hour airline transport pilot stated that the aircraft was slow to accelerate during the takeoff roll, and that it was hot with no wind. The airplane did not become airborne, and the pilot reduced power to abort the takeoff; however, the airplane exited the departure end of Runway 35 (2,900 feet usable) and the nose landing gear collapsed. According to information in the Velocity Owner's Flight Manual, the maximum gross weight for takeoff was 2,250 pounds. According to information provided by the pilot, the estimated weight of the aircraft at the time of takeoff was 1,999 pounds. At the time of the accident, the winds were reported variable at 4 knots, and the temperature at 38 degrees Celsius. The Investigator-In-Charge calculated the density altitude at 3,482 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.