# Incident 20160819013379I: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2, Camarillo, CA, August 19, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2016, 17:45 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2138° N, 119.0944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMARILLO (CMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2138&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605XL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605XL) (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: 348 total, 71 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819013379I

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT PILOT MISSED FIRST AVAILABLE TAXIWAY EXIT AFTER LANDING AT THE CAMARILLO AIRPORT (CMA), CAMARILLO, CA, RUNWAY 26, WITH CLOSE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXPEDITE EXITING RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY 'C,' BUT WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE TIGHT TURN.

THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE TAXIWAY, WITH THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE STARBOARD WING FLAP STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT, AND STRIKING THE "BIRD CONTROL NEEDLES" ON THE TOP OF THE RUNWAY 26 SIGNAGE. RIGHT FLAP TRAILING EDGE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N605XL (2)

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

- [Incident 20251004014269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251004014269I), Oct 4, 2025: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 (N605XL), Bakersfield, CA, No damage. On October 4, 2025, during a part 91 flight into Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45), the fadec (full authority digital engine control) warning light…
- [Incident 20150415005359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150415005359I), Apr 15, 2015: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 (N605XL), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. The pilot utilizes two bungee cords attached to the rudder pedals and the control stick as a non-standard ?gust lock?. The pilot performed a preflight…

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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