# Incident 20070221004409I: Amtr LIBERTYXL2, Ormond Beach, FL, February 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3006° N, 81.1136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3006&lon=-81.1136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550XL-2015-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2 (registry code 5200000, https://openairdocs.org/model/liberty-aerospace-liberty-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07IA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07IA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070221004409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY 21 FEB 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100L, N550XL, A LIBERTY XL2 SINGLE-ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE OPERATED BY ORMOND BEACH AVIATION, SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE IN A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSEWHEEL UPON LANDING RUNWAY 26 AT ORMOND BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KOMN). THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^, A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HOLDER OF RESTRICTED PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE (PENDING) BASED ON HIS UK PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE ^PRIVACY DAT^. HIS PASSENGER WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY^. THE CREW STATED THE AIRCRAFT "BOUNCED" AFTER THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CAME DOWN MUCH HARDER ON THE SECOND CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE NOSEWHEEL BROKE OFF JUST ABOVE THE PIVOT, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 26 AND TAXIWAY BRAVO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 MIA07IA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07IA052), Feb 21, 2007: Liberty Aerospace XL-2 (N550XL), Ormond Beach, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The improper manufacturing of the nose undercarriage leg by the vendor, and the inadequate surveillance of the vendor by the airplane manufacturer.

## Other reports on N550XL (1)

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

- [Accident 20070819832299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070819832299A), Aug 19, 2007: Librty LIBERTYXL2 (N550XL), Ormond Beach, FL, Destroyed. (-23) On August 19, 2007 at approximately 1211 EDT, a liberty XL-2, N550XL, operated by Ormond Beach aviation and piloted by student pilot [privacy data…

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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