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FAA incident report · Librty LIBERTY XL-2 · Ormond Beach, FL · November 19, 2007

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Date
November 19, 2007 · 08:50 local
Place
Ormond Beach, FL
Airport
Ormond Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N553XL
Reported as
Librty LIBERTYXL2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
29 total29 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
N553XLRegistered now · Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2S/N 0043 · Built 2006Airframe modelLiberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2Engine modelContinental IOF-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot and her instructor spent one hour in traffic pattern to prepare for second supervised solo. Winds were light at the conclusion of dual instruction, and instructor released student for solo practice of takeoffs and full-stop landings. After the student's takeoff, she noticed that the winds had begun to strengthen (now reported as 020 at 10 KTS, gusting to 18), and she made two unsuccessful porpoising touchdown attempts followed by go-arounds on runway 8. Meanwhile, her instructor called the control tower in order to have them advise her to return to the ramp. On her third attempt to land, the porpoising at touchdown resulted in the nose landing gear strut breaking off, followed by propeller contact with the runway and subsequent departure of the aircraft from the runway into the grass. From interviewing the instructor, it appears that he adequately fulfilled all required responsibilities. The unforeseen and sudden increase in wind overcame the experience and skill level of the student pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT AND HER INSTRUCTOR SPENT ONE HOUR IN TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PREPARE FOR SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. WINDS WERE LIGHT AT THE CONCLUSION OF DUAL INSTRUCTION, AND INSTRUCTOR RELEASED STUDENT FOR SOLO PRACTICE OF TAKEOFFS AND FULL-STOP LANDINGS. AFTER THE STUDENT'S TAKEOFF, SHE NOTICED THAT THE WINDS HAD BEGUN TO STRENGTHEN (NOW REPORTED AS 020 AT 10 KTS, GUSTING TO 18), AND SHE MADE TWO UNSUCCESSFUL PORPOISING TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPTS FOLLOWED BY GO-AROUNDS ON RUNWAY 8. MEANWHILE, HER INSTRUCTOR CALLED THE CONTROL TOWER IN ORDER TO HAVE THEM ADVISE HER TO RETURN TO THE RAMP. ON HER THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE PORPOISING AT TOUCHDOWN RESULTED IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT BREAKING OFF, FOLLOWED BY PROPELLER CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENT DEPARTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. FROM INTERVIEWING THE INSTRUCTOR, IT APPEARS THAT HE ADEQUATELY FULFILLED ALL REQUIRED RESPONSIBILITIES. THE UNFORESEEN AND SUDDEN INCREASE IN WIND OVERCAME THE EXPERIENCE AND SKILL LEVEL OF THE STUDENT PILOT.