# Incident 20240201003279I: Harris Pierce VELOCITY XL RG, Hampton, GA, February 1, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2024, 11:36 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Atlanta Speedway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3899° N, 84.3310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATLANTA SPEEDWAY (HMP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3899&lon=-84.3310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551ZL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551ZL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harris Pierce VELOCITY XL RG (registry code 0561526, https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-pierce-velocity-xl-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARRIS PIERCE VELOCITY XL RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 1 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240201003279I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 01, 2024, AN AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT MODEL VELOCITY XL RG ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE ATLANTA SPEEDWAY AIRPORT IN HAMPTON, GA. APPROXIMATELY 400 IN THE CLIMB THE RIGHT DOOR CAME AJAR A BLEW UPWARD HANGING BY THE HINGES ON THE UPPER PART OF THE DOOR.

ONE OF THE PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND IMMEDIATELY TURN DOWNWIND TO RETURN BACK TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED DOWN LANDING NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING WITH NO OTHER ISSUES, DOOR WAS RECOVERED BY AIRPORT EMPLOYEE.

## Other reports on N551ZL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180216002649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180216002649A), Feb 16, 2018: Velocity XLRG (N551ZL), Locust Grove, GA, Substantial damage. On February 16, 2018 at approximately 18:45, a Velocity experimental aircraft, model Xlrg, N551ZL, attempted to land at Mallards Landing in Locust Grove,…

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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