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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2 · Pompano, FL · February 16, 2015

Date: February 16, 2015 · 13:31 local
Place: Pompano, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N569XL
Reported as: Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2
Reported engine: Continental IOF-240-B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N569XLRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2018 · Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2S/N 0054 Airframe modelLiberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2 Engine modelContinental IOF-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 16, 2015 aircraft N569XL received landing clearance from the Pompano tower of runway 10. During touchdown encounter down draft produce by the gusty winds, which resulted in a hard landing from the pilot. This broke the nosewheel assembly from the strut and pilot be able to control and stop airplane inside the runway by lima taxiway. Due to the above situation propeller touch the ground and broke and the engine stop.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 16, 2015 AIRCRAFT N569XL RECEIVED LANDING CLEARANCE FROM THE POMPANO TOWER OF RUNWAY 10. DURING TOUCHDOWN ENCOUNTER DOWN DRAFT PRODUCE BY THE GUSTY WINDS, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING FROM THE PILOT. THIS BROKE THE NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE STRUT AND PILOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP AIRPLANE INSIDE THE RUNWAY BY LIMA TAXIWAY. DUE TO THE ABOVE SITUATION PROPELLER TOUCH THE GROUND AND BROKE AND THE ENGINE STOP.