Double Eagle II Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87121
Sunday, November 19, 2006 10:45 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

According to the student pilot, she was conducting touch and go landings on runway 22. On the third landing, she landed hard and ballooned back up into the air. She stated that the airplane impacted the runway two times following the first impact, the third being the hardest, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplanes systems revealed no anomalies.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the student pilot's improper flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in an inadvertent loss of control.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/19/2006
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1045
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Albuquerque
Event State NEW MEXICO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 87121
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 350842N
Event Location Longitude 1064742W
Event Location Airport DOUBLE EAGLE II
Event Location Nearest Airport ID AEG
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 5837
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1050 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 40
Weather Observation Facility ID KAEG
Elevation of weather observation facility 5837
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 11
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 330
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.51
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 20961
NTSB Notification Source FAA-Southwest Region
NTSB Notification Date Nov 19 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Feb 26 2007 11:14AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\lema
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office ABQ FAA Flight Standards District Office

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N531XL
NTSB Number DEN07CA026
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Liberty Aerospace Inc.
Aircraft Model Liberty XL-2
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 0025
Certified Max Gross Weight 1653
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 192
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name On File
Aircraft Owner Street Address On File
Aircraft Owner City Albuquerque
Aircraft Owner State NM
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 87112
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name On File
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address On File
Operator City Albuquerque
Operator State NM
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 87122
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code AEG
Departure City Albuquerque
Departure State NM
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1000
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code AEG
Destination City Albuquerque
Destination State NM
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - flare/touchdown
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 14 2006 11:03AM
User who most recently changed record BOWL
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 22
Runway Length 7400
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --