Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 N646XL
26 February 2011 · Burlington, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 February 2011 at about 15:05 local time, a Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 registered N646XL, operated by TAA Flight Training, was involved in an accident near Burlington, North Carolina, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burlington-Alamance (BUY)
- Coordinates
- 36.1011, -79.9411
- Aircraft
- Liberty LIBERTY XL-2
- Registration
- N646XL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TAA Flight Training
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greensboro → Burlington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the student pilot, he was attempting a second touch-and-go landing and takeoff. As he turned the airplane on to final approach, another airplane was crossing the runway threshold for a full stop landing. The pilot continued the approach, but slowed the airplane due to excess airspeed during the first landing, and to give the other airplane time to clear the runway. After crossing the runway threshold, he reduced the power to idle and began to flare. The main landing gear touched down harder than he anticipated, and the pilot said the airplane must have bounced. When the nose landing gear touched down, it broke away from the airplane and the propeller struck the runway. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the airplane incurred substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot did not report any preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Liberty LIBERTY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2010 | Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | SunQuest Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2009 | Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 | Camarillo, California, United States | Armed Forces Flying Club, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2016 | Liberty LIBERTY XL | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2006 | Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2022 | Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 14 Jun 2011 | Grumman American Avn AA-5A | Linden, North Carolina, United States | Guyton Joseph W | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2011 | Aviat A-1 | Moyock, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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