# Incident 20070227004419I: Amtr LIBERTYXL2, Ormond Beach, FL, February 27, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORMOND BEACH MUNI (OMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N568XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N568XL-2018-05-30) (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: 806 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070227004419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON REACHING 1000 FEET ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN AND THE PILOT DOOR BLEW OPEN. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT SAFELY. THE DOOR CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKINS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND ON TOP OF THE LEFT WING.

## Other reports on N568XL (1)

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

- [Accident 20160220021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160220021049A), Feb 20, 2016: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 (N568XL), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. On February 20, 2016 a Liberty XL2 registration N568XL, was cleared for takeoff runway 18L at the Orlando International Airport (mco). Pilot experienced a gear…

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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