# Accident 20170927011309A: American Legend AL18, Bessemer, AL, September 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2017, 11:50 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3117° N, 86.9261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3117&lon=-86.9261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200XW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200XW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL18 (registry code 0600085, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Titan IO-340 (registry code 59690, https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-io-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AL18
- Reported engine: TITAN OX-340
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,100 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA561) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170927011309A

## Narrative

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

CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE UTILIZED FOR PRIMARY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION INADVERTENT BRAKE APPLICATION ON LANDING ROLL COMBINED WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM RESULTED IN AIRPLANE OVER TURNING.

POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT CALIPER PLACEMENT AND OVER SIZED TIRES MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED. INVESTIGATION ON GOING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA561), Sep 27, 2017: American Legend AL18 (N200XW), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…

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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