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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Morgan Robert A VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE · Las Vegas, NM · March 25, 2015

Date
March 25, 2015 · 09:30 local
Place
Las Vegas, NM
Airport
Las Vegas Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N97VE
Reported as
Morgan Robert A Velocity 173 RG Elte
Reported engine
Franklin 6A-350SER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total10 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 25,2015,at 9:30 MDT, a velocity 173RG,N97VE, registered to dakota caulking inc,took off from klvs, Las Vegas NM, in visual meteorological conditions,on a private flight, on runway 32 when the passenger door came open and flew off of the aircraft. Upon landing back at klvs at 110 mph, the pilot could not maintain directional control due to aerodynamic forces on the aircraft caused by loss of the door. The pilot stated that he had full left rudder and landed to the left of center line. Aircraft veered to the right and off of the runway into the mud. The right main landing gear wheel assembly broke off from the landing gear at that point. There were no injuries in this incident. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 25,2015,AT 9:30 MDT, A VELOCITY 173RG,N97VE, REGISTERED TO DAKOTA CAULKING INC,TOOK OFF FROM KLVS, LAS VEGAS NM, IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS,ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT, ON RUNWAY 32 WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN AND FLEW OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING BACK AT KLVS AT 110 MPH, THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO AERODYNAMIC FORCES ON THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED BY LOSS OF THE DOOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FULL LEFT RUDDER AND LANDED TO THE LEFT OF CENTER LINE. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE MUD. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF FROM THE LANDING GEAR AT THAT POINT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THIS INCIDENT.NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.