American Legend AL18 N200XW

Summary

On 27 September 2017 at about 16:00 local time, a American Legend AL18 registered N200XW was involved in an accident near Bessemer, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 September 2017 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bessemer, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Bessemer (EKY)

Coordinates

33.3117, -86.9261

Aircraft

American Legend AL18

Registration

N200XW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bessemer → Bessemer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA561

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s incorrect application of the brakes and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor, who was providing instruction to the student pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, reported that, during the landing roll, the student failed to maintain directional control, and the airplane swerved right and then left. He added that, during the attempted remediation of the second swerve, the tail started to rise with an "associated tire squeal." Subsequently, the propeller struck the ground, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The flight instructor also reported that he believed that "the student inadvertently got on the brakes."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.