# Incident 20150325002669I: Morgan Robert A VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE, Las Vegas, NM, March 25, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2015, 09:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Airport: Las Vegas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6542° N, 105.1424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAS VEGAS MUNI (LVS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6542&lon=-105.1424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97VE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97VE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morgan Robert A VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE (registry code 056049K, https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-robert-a-velocity-173-rg-elte) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORGAN ROBERT A VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A-350SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 10 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150325002669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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