# Incident 20251004014269I: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2, Bakersfield, CA, October 4, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2025, 18:01 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3249° N, 118.9960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAKERSFIELD MUNI (L45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3249&lon=-118.9960&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251004014269I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 4, 2025, DURING A PART 91 FLIGHT INTO BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (L45), THE FADEC (FULL AUTHORITY DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING APPROACH. AS POWER WAS REDUCED FOR LANDING, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE POWER TO ADJUST THE APPROACH. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE CHECKLIST AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 34. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE SPECIFIC FADEC COMPONENT FAILURE IS UNKNOWN AND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE REPORT WILL BE UPDATED IF THE INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS ANY ADDITIONAL RISKS.

## Other reports on N605XL (2)

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

- [Incident 20160819013379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819013379I), Aug 19, 2016: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 (N605XL), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Incident pilot missed first available taxiway exit after landing at the Camarillo Airport (cma), Camarillo, CA, runway 26, with close following traffic. Pilot…
- [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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