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| Date: | Friday 1 September 2017 |
| Time: | 10:36 |
| Type: |  Velocity SUV |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N753GK |
| MSN: | SUV119 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO360 SER A&C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG), St Petersburg, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sebastian, FL (X26) |
| St. Petersburg, FL (SPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot of the experimental, amateur-built airplane stated that he began the approach high and made a steeper and faster approach to land than normal to clear cranes located near the end of the runway. He landed the airplane long and, instead of going around, continued with the landing. The airplane went off the runway and into the water, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane and that the accident was caused by his poor judgment to continue with the landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane’s speed and the distance remaining during landing and his improper decision to not abort the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=753GK
Location
Media:
About to hear from @USCGSoutheast about today\'s plane crash rescue. Here\'s a vid from Fire Rescue. @TB_Times pic.twitter.com/7BEV3FZhMi
— Sara DiNatale (@sara_dinatale) 1 september 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2017 18:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Sep-2017 18:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 02-Sep-2017 01:36 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2019 14:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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