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FAA accident report · Amtr LIBERTY XL-2 · Melbourne, FL · November 21, 2006

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Date
November 21, 2006 · 12:19 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N508XL
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07CA020
Reported as
Amtr LIBERTYXL2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total1 in this make and model
N508XLRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2007 · Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2S/N 0005 · Built 2005Airframe modelLiberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2Engine modelContinental IO-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The private pilot was receiving a familiarization and check-out flight for the XL-2 model from a company employed certified flight instructor (CFI). During touch and go landing practice on runway 27R, the airplane touched down hard and became airborne again. The CFI reportedly attempted to take control of the airplane from the private pilot to execute a recovery and go-around, but the private pilot did not relinquish control of the airplane to her. The airplane drifted off to the left side of the runway and impacted terrain and scrub brush where it came to rest. The left wing and fuselage sustained structural damage. The private pilot and CFI were not injured (both were wearing shoulder harnesses and seat belts). The winds at the time were gusting from the northwest. The 1153 (local) mlb METAR observation reported the winds from 300 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 18 knots. A special observation at 1229 reported the winds from 310 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 18 knots. The max demonstrated crosswind for the XL-2 is 15 knots according to the XL-2 flight manual.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS RECEIVING A FAMILIARIZATION AND CHECK-OUT FLIGHT FOR THE XL-2 MODEL FROM A COMPANY EMPLOYED CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI). DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING PRACTICE ON RUNWAY 27R, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE CFI REPORTEDLY ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FROM THE PRIVATE PILOT TO EXECUTE A RECOVERY AND GO-AROUND, BUT THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RELINQUISH CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE TO HER. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TERRAIN AND SCRUB BRUSH WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND CFI WERE NOT INJURED (BOTH WERE WEARING SHOULDER HARNESSES AND SEAT BELTS). THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE GUSTING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE 1153 (LOCAL) MLB METAR OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WINDS FROM 300 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. A SPECIAL OBSERVATION AT 1229 REPORTED THE WINDS FROM 310 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. THE MAX DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND FOR THE XL-2 IS 15 KNOTS ACCORDING TO THE XL-2 FLIGHT MANUAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA07CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMelbourne, FLThe pilot's (Dual Student) failure to relinquish control of the airplane when instructed by the certified flight instructor resulting in airspeed not being maintained and an inadvertent stall.Nov 21, 2006 · Substantial damage