# Accident 20160220021049A: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2, Orlando, FL, February 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2016, 19:12 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4436° N, 81.2825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4436&lon=-81.2825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N568XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N568XL-2018-05-30) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,965 total, 980 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160220021049A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 20, 2016 A LIBERTY XL2 REGISTRATION N568XL, WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 18L AT THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCO). PILOT EXPERIENCED A GEAR ISSUE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FORCING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS AREA.

## 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 ERA16LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA113), Feb 21, 2016: Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL (N568XL), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the right brake for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue the flight after…

## Other reports on N568XL (1)

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

- [Incident 20070227004419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070227004419I), Feb 27, 2007: Amtr LIBERTYXL2 (N568XL), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Upon reaching 1000 feet on initial climbout, the pilot began a right turn and the pilot door blew open. The pilot and instructor returned to the airport…

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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