Liberty XL2 N520XL

Summary

On 31 July 2006 at about 13:10 local time, a Liberty XL2 registered N520XL, operated by Ormand Beach Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 July 2006 at 13:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ormand Beach Municipal airport (OMN)

Coordinates

29.3003, -81.1081

Aircraft

Liberty XL2

Registration

N520XL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ormand Beach Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ormond Beach → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC06LA102

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain minimum airspeed during the subsequent aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting his second supervised solo flight within the airport traffic pattern under Title 14, CFR Part 91, and was being observed by his flight instructor. The instructor reported that the airplane bounced hard on landing, and that he heard the student apply power to abort the landing. He said the airplane pitched up sharply, rolled to the left, and impacted the ground. The instructor had flown with the student in the accident airplane prior to the solo accident flight, and reported that there were no known mechanical issues with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.