# Incident 20111208029679I: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2, Honolulu, HI, December 8, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: QVVS
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N861XL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861XL) (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: LIBERTY AEROSPACE INCORPORATED LIBERTY XL-2
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IOF-240-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 8 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111208029679I

## Narrative

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

AFTER COMPLETING A ONE HOUR TRAINING FLIGHT AIRCRAFT N861XL LANDED ON RUNWAY 4L AT HNL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER ONE BOUNCE ON THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NEXT GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO CLEAR RUNWAY 4L ONTO TAXIWAY E. AFTER TURNING RIGHT ON THE TAXIWAY THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT FROM THE TURN.  THE INSTRUCTOR CONTACTED TOWER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN IN PLACE BETWEEN RUNWAYS 4L AND 4R.  ONCE A FLIGHT SCHOOL GROUND VEHICLE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED CLEAR OF THE MOVEMENT AREA BY HAND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER TIPS. PRELIMINARY INSPECTIONS INDICATE NO STRUTURAL DAMAGE AND NO ENGINE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N861XL (1)

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

- [Incident 20120425006629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120425006629I), Apr 25, 2012: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 (N861XL), Kapolei, HI, Minor damage. Door opened in flight. The non flying pilot closed the door. The door again opened in flight and the non flying pilot could not close the door. The pilot…

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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