N551ZL is a Velocity VELOCITY XL RG. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER rated at 300 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Clovis, NM. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2003. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2024. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2024
2003
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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. On 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.
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