Al Gietzen wrote:

Cause of the forced landing is being reported as the engine quit; but we should not assume this is
true until the accident analysis is completed.  This was a complete Power Sport package.

This was a test flight being flown by a test pilot.  Curious that it was beign done at night;
10:10 p.m.  No injuries.  Kerry Woods, the owner, was quoted as saying the damage wasn't to bad,
and that he built it - he could fix it.

Al

     > IDENTIFICATION
     > Regis#: 241KW        Make/Model: VELO      Description: Velocity
     > Date: 11/23/2002     Time: 2210
     >
     > Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N
     Missing: N
     > Damage: Substantial
     >
     > LOCATION
     > City: CLAFLIN   State: KS   Country: US
     >
     > DESCRIPTION
     > ACFT LANDED GEAR UP, CLAFLIN, KS
     >
     > 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 KGBD 232215Z AUTO 08011KT 10SM CLR 12/M02 A3001
     >
     > OTHER DATA
     > Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Landing      Operation: General
     Aviation
     >
     > Departed: ELLSWORTH, KS               Dep Date: 11/23/2002   Dep.
     Time:
     > 2210
     > Destination: ELLSWORTH, KS            Flt Plan: NONE         Wx
     Briefing:
     > N
     > Last Radio Cont: NONE
     > Last Clearance: NONE
     >
     > FAA FSDO: WICHITA, KS  (CE07)                   Entry date: 11/25/2002
     >
     > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     --
     >
     > N-number                       : N241KW
     > Aircraft Serial Number         : DMO247
     > Aircraft Manufacturer          : WOODS KERRY L
     > Model                 : VELOCITY ELITE RG ST
     > Aircraft Year                  :
     > Owner Name                     : WOODS KERRY L
     > Owner Address                  : 856 HIGHWAY 14
     > ELLSWORTH, KS, 67439-8654
     > Registration Date              : 18-Dec-2001
     > Airworthiness Certificate Type : Not Specified

-- NTSB Identification: CHI03LA028

                    Accident occurred Saturday, November 23, 2002 at Claflin, KS
                         Aircraft:Woods Velocity, registration: N241KW
                                  Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

  This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this
report will be corrected
                           when the final report has been completed.

On November 23, 2002, at 1610 central standard time, an amateur-built Woods Velocity, N241KW,
sustained substantial
damage during a forced landing to a wheat field after a loss of engine power. The pilot was not
injured. The 14 CFR Part 91
test flight departed Ellsworth Municipal Airport (9K7), Ellsworth, Kansas, at 1540 on a local test
flight. Visual
meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed.

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Thank God nobody was hurt.
I think that was the time of the report Al. BTW what web site did
you get that first report from?

Paul Lamar
 
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