# Incident 20150216000849I: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2, Pompano, FL, February 16, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2015, 13:31 local time
- Place: Pompano, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N569XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569XL-2018-04-18) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150216000849I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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