# Accident 20061119022999A: Amtr LIBERTYXL2, Albuquerque, NM, November 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2006, 10:40 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1450° N, 106.7950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1450&lon=-106.7950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531XL-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Liberty Aerospace XL-2 (registry code 5200001, https://openairdocs.org/model/liberty-aerospace-xl-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IOF-240-B (registry code 17168, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-iof-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LIBERTYXL2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061119022999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 19, 2006, AT 1040 MST, A LIBERTY AEROSPACE XL-2, N531XL, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED AND OPERATED BY DEL SOL AVIATION, HAD A HARD LANDING AT THE DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO ON NOVEMBER 19, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MST.

## 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 DEN07CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA026), Nov 19, 2006: Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 (N531XL), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in an inadvertent loss of control.

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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