# NTSB investigations: Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR22LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA116.md): Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 2, 2022 · N552XL · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s inability to climb during takeoff due to a degradation of engine performance due to high density altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA16LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA113.md): Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2016 · N568XL · Substantial damage
  > 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 experiencing a braking anomaly due to his perceived need for an…
- [NTSB ERA14FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA282.md): Liberty Aerospace XL-2 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2014 · N516XL · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilots to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for a reason that could…
- [NTSB ERA11CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA169.md): Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 · Burlington, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 26, 2011 · N646XL · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA10LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA141.md): Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 · Brunswick, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2010 · N513XL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR09IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09IA187.md): Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 · Camarillo, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 2009 · N519XL · Minor damage
  > The cruise flight separation of the canopy door. Contributing to the incident was the pilot's failure to ensure that the left side door was securely closed prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC07FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA196.md): Liberty Aerospace XL2 · Ormond Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2007 · N550XL · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB MIA07IA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07IA052.md): Liberty Aerospace XL-2 · Ormond Beach, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2007 · N550XL · Minor damage
  > The improper manufacturing of the nose undercarriage leg by the vendor, and the inadequate surveillance of the vendor by the airplane manufacturer.
- [NTSB MIA07CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA020.md): Liberty Aerospace XL-2 · Melbourne, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 21, 2006 · N508XL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's (Dual Student) failure to relinquish control of the airplane when instructed by the certified flight instructor resulting in airspeed not being maintained and an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB ANC06LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA102.md): Liberty XL2 · Ormond Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2006 · N520XL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain minimum airspeed during the subsequent aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the inadvertent…
- [NTSB NYC06CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA168.md): Liberty Aerospace XL2 · Mansfield, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2006 · N771SF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5200000', '05627EZ'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5200000

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