Harris Pierce VELOCITY XL RG N551ZL

Summary

On 16 February 2018 at about 23:35 local time, a Harris Pierce VELOCITY XL RG registered N551ZL was involved in an accident near Locust Grove, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 February 2018 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Locust Grove, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Mallards Landing (GA04)

Coordinates

33.3647, -84.1678

Aircraft

Harris Pierce VELOCITY XL RG

Registration

N551ZL

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sebastian → Locust Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA18CA148

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear due to his distraction by talking on the radio, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, his first approach to land in the airplane was a little fast and high, so he raised the gear and applied full power for the go-around. During the second approach, he was talking with a person on the ground over the radio. Subsequently, he got distracted and landed with the landing gear in the up-and-locked position. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported in a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge that the gear-up warning switch had been disabled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.