# Incident 20090122002869I: Doug AD4NA, Bessemer, AL, January 22, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2009, 16:50 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3129° N, 86.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Bessemer Airport (EKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3129&lon=-86.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121CH-2012-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas AD-4N (registry code 3026012, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-ad-4n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG AD4NA
- Reported engine: PW3350*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090122002869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 5, THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO TAKE THE SHORT FIELD TURN TO THE TAXI WAY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES ONLY THE RIGHT BRAKE GRABBED, WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INNER FIELD DOWN TOWARDS THE TAXI WAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A BACKHOE TRACTOR THAT WAS TRAVELING WEST ON THE APRON NEXT TO THE TAXI WAY.  THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE BOOM, THE RIGHT EXTERNAL FUEL TANK IMPACTED THE BUCKET, THE RIGHT WING OUTER LEADING EDGE IMPACTED THE BOOM.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A GRASS AREA APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT.

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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