What was found
DURING A LT TURN IN A PLEASURE FLIGHT; THE TOP LT IB PANEL FLEW OFF AND THERE WAS LOSS OF LIFT IN LT WING. IN TRYING TO LAND, HAD TO MAINTAIN HIGH AIRSPEED, MADE A HARD LANDING. NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. MISSING PANEL IS JUST OB OF THE FUSELAGE, APPROX. 3 FEET BY 3 FEET, JUST ABOVE THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR. PANEL IS A CARBON PILE MATERIAL ATTACHED TO STRUCTURE BY THE BONDING OF EPOXY GLUE. PILOT/ BUILDER/ OWNER REPORTED EPOXY WAS A JEFFCO EPOXY, 3176, 30 MINUTES. PANEL ON RT WING WAS FINISHED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF THE LT WING. IAW OWNER, NO REPAIRS WILL BE STARTED UNTIL LANCAIR HAS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. AS OF THIS DATE THE MISSING PANEL HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.