Third Time (That We Know Of), So Far

A Liberty XL-2 lost a nose gear on a Thursday flight, marking the third time that the yet-to-be-certified XL-2 has wound up with gear troubles in some kind of ground operations accident. Hopefully, it's not the start of a trend.

**   Report created 6/9/2003   Record 3   **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 204XL   Make/Model: LIB2   Description: LIBERTY XL-2
  Date: 06/05/2003   Time: 1406
  Event Type: Incident  Highest Injury: None   Mid Air: N  Missing: N
  Damage: Minor

LOCATION
  City: MELBOURNE   State: FL   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  ACFT LANDED RWY 27R AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FT FROM RWY THRESHOLD.  MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ARPT, FL

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: MLB METAR 051353Z 21007KT 10SM FEW025 28/24 A2999

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Business   Phase: Landing   Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: MELBOURNE, FL   Dep Date: 06/05/2003   Dep. Time:
  Destination: MELBOURNE, FL   Flt Plan: VFR   Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: AFTER LANDING
  Last Clearance: CLRD TO LND   FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL  (SO15)
  Entry date: 06/06/2003

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