Mesnard VELOCITY TWIN accident near Sandersville, GA
On August 1, 2023, a Mesnard VELOCITY TWIN (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sandersville, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 1, 2023
- Place
- Sandersville, GA
- Aircraft
- Mesnard VELOCITY TWIN · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.961°N, 82.839°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230802192773
Official records · ERA23LA320
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 01, 2023, at 0930 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Velocity Twin, N106VT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sandersville, Georgia. The airline transport pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. While returning from airshow in Wisconsin, the pilot stopped at Kaolin Field (OKZ), Sandersville, GA, to have the engines’ valve clearances checked by an authorized repair facility for the engine manufacturer. Upon completion of the valve clearance adjustments and adjustments to the right propeller brush blocks, a ground run was completed, and the engine operated normally. The pilot reported that after completion of all checklists and ground run-ups the takeoff from OKZ was normal. He reported that at 500 ft he initiated his “climb” checklist, during which the right engine “failed hard.” The airplane began to roll to the right and the pilot added left rudder to arrest the roll but was unable; he then added full left aileron, but the airplane continued to roll right. The pilot then performed what he described as a “low yo yo” maneuver and he was able to regain control of the airplane. He reduced throttle on both engines to idle before pitching to maintain 85 kts, which was the simulated single-engine best rate of climb airspeed determined during flight testing. The pilot reported that he was too low to return to the runway and the airplane was not climbing while maintaining 85 knots. Afte
Probable cause
A total loss of power in the right engine due to the right ECU injector wires being severed by the main landing gear actuator piston teeter bar as a result of a lack of clearance and protection of the wiring bundle.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
