# Accident 20060702012179A: Amtr LIBERTYXL2, Mansfield, MA, July 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7167° N, 71.1233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7167&lon=-71.1233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2 (registry code 5200000, https://openairdocs.org/model/liberty-aerospace-liberty-xl-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LIBERTYXL2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 19 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060702012179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS ON MANSFIELD AIRPORT'S GRASS RUNWAY 22. THE FIRST TAKE OFF AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE SECOND TAKE OFF AND APPROACH TO LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE SECOND LANDING. THE SECOND BOUNCE WAS HARD. THE PILOT FELT HE MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT SO HE ELECTED NOT TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. THE THIRD TIME THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IT HIT VERY HARD. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS REPOSITIONED. THE PILOT WAS ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH STRUCTURE. AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE LIBERTY FACTORY FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIRS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC06CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA168), Jul 2, 2006: Liberty Aerospace XL2 (N771SF), Mansfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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