Incident Velocity XL RG N551ZL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351770
 
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Date:Thursday 1 February 2024
Time:11:39
Type:Silhouette image of generic VELO model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Velocity XL RG
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N551ZL
MSN: 3RX025
Year of manufacture:2003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Atlanta Speedway Airport, GA (KHMP) -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Atlanta Speedway Airport, GA (KHMP)
Destination airport:Atlanta Speedway Airport, GA (KHMP)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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 sub
Gear-up landing

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
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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