# Accident 20121211026699A: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated XL-2, Lynchburg, VA, December 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2012, 13:16 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3219° N, 79.1931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3219&lon=-79.1931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208AU-2015-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Liberty Aerospace XL-2 (registry code 5200001, https://openairdocs.org/model/liberty-aerospace-xl-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LIBERTY AEROSPACE INCORPORATED XL-2
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 81 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121211026699A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF AND AIRCRAFT TRAVELED OFF OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA13CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA092), Dec 11, 2012: Liberty Aerospace XL-2 (N208AU), Lynchburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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