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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Librty LIBERTY XL-2 · Columbus, OH · July 22, 2007

Date: July 22, 2007 · 22:10 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N526XL
Reported as: Librty LIBERTYXL2
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,600 total130 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N526XLRegistration cancelled Oct 8, 2009 · Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2S/N 0021 · Built 2006 Airframe modelLiberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2 Engine modelContinental IOF-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was on a straight in approach to runway 09R at osu airport, approximately five miles from touchdown. As the pilot leveled at 3000 feet and applied cruise power, the aircraft's propeller departed the airplane. Prior to the failure the pilot experienced a vibration followed by two fadec lights illuminating. He then heard a loud bang and saw the propeller come off the engine. At that point the pilot executed an emergency landing in a corn field. Damage to the aircraft consisted of the main landing gear and nose landing gear being bent rearward, still attached to the airframe. Cosmetic damage was found on wing leading edges and fuselage. There were no injuries or fatalities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09R AT OSU AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES FROM TOUCHDOWN. AS THE PILOT LEVELED AT 3000 FEET AND APPLIED CRUISE POWER, THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY TWO FADEC LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. HE THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW THE PROPELLER COME OFF THE ENGINE. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR BEING BENT REARWARD, STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME. COSMETIC DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON WING LEADING EDGES AND FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES.