Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 N531XL
19 November 2006 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 November 2006 at about 17:45 local time, a Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 registered N531XL was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Double Eagle Ii (AEG)
- Coordinates
- 35.1450, -106.7950
- Aircraft
- Liberty LIBERTY XL-2
- Registration
- N531XL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Albuquerque
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN07CA026
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's improper flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in an inadvertent loss of control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the student pilot, she was conducting touch and go landings on runway 22. On the third landing, she landed hard and ballooned back up into the air. She stated that the airplane impacted the runway two times following the first impact, the third being the hardest, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplanes systems revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Liberty LIBERTY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2009 | Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 | Camarillo, California, United States | Armed Forces Flying Club, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2010 | Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | SunQuest Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 | Burlington, North Carolina, United States | TAA Flight Training | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2016 | Liberty LIBERTY XL | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2022 | Liberty LIBERTY XL-2 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2006 | Aerostar RX 8 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Ayres S2R-G10 | Dexter, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Oct 2006 | Champion 7GCB | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2006 | Boeing D75N1 | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Culver CADET LCA | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2006 | Air Tractor AT-502A | Deming, New Mexico, United States | M and M Air Service Inc | Fatal | 1 |