# Incident 20030323008799I: Amtr LIBERTYXL2, Melbourne, FL, March 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203XL-2007-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: STW Composites LIBERTY XL-2 (registry code 05611JA, https://openairdocs.org/model/stw-composites-liberty-xl-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LIBERTYXL2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030323008799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 27R. RIGHT BRAKE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF TAXI WAY K, DOWN EMBANKMENT INTO DRAINAGE DITCH.

## Other reports on N203XL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030724020139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030724020139I), Jul 24, 2003: Amtr LIBERTYXL2 (N203XL), Stone Mountain, GA, Minor damage. (-23) The experimental crew training/market survey aircraft, an stw composites (liberty aerospace) liberty XL-2 prototype, experienced an inadvertent left…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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