Summary
On November 19, 2006, a Liberty Aerospace Inc. Liberty XL-2 (N531XL) was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, NM. The accident resulted in 1 serious injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: The student pilot's improper flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in an inadvertent loss of control.
According to the student pilot, she was conducting touch and go landings on runway 22 (7,400 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). 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. The propeller struck the runway and the nose wheel assembly folded aft, breaking the weld and mount area in the forward bulkhead. The student pilot sustained a compression fracture in her back. An examination of the airplanes systems, conducted by the FAA, revealed no anomalies.
This accident is documented in NTSB report DEN07CA026. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N531XL.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the student pilot's improper flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in an inadvertent loss of control.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
According to the student pilot, she was conducting touch and go landings on runway 22 (7,400 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). 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. The propeller struck the runway and the nose wheel assembly folded aft, breaking the weld and mount area in the forward bulkhead. The student pilot sustained a compression fracture in her back. An examination of the airplanes systems, conducted by the FAA, revealed no anomalies.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DEN07CA026