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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 2024 |
| Time: | 11:39 |
| Type: |  Velocity XL RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N551ZL |
| MSN: | 3RX025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 390 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Atlanta Speedway Airport, GA (KHMP) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Speedway Airport, GA (KHMP) |
| Atlanta Speedway Airport, GA (KHMP) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During test flight, the right main cabin door departed the aircraft for unknown reasons. The pilot made an uneventful landing, the door was later found and recovered.
Sources:
I was an eyewitness to the event.
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N551ZL/history/20240201/1637Z/KHMP/KHMP
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 April 2013 | N101ME | private | 0 | Avon Park, Florida | |
sub |
| 16 February 2018 | N551ZL | Private | 0 | Locust Grove, GA (GA04) | |
sub |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2024 10:30 | Dan Gryder | Added |
| 18-Feb-2024 10:32 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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