# Incident 20190522005029I: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Alabaster, AL, May 22, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2019, 12:35 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2144° N, 86.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alabaster, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2144&lon=-86.8231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149SG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B (registry code 41883, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-h1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360-H1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,075 total, 378 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190522005029I

## Narrative

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

WHEN ASKED TO PERFORM GO AROUND, STUDENT AGGRESSIVELY APPLIED POWER AND ABRUPT FORWARD STICK CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE INTO A HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE. AS A RESULT THE EMPENNAGE STRUCK THE RUNWAY, BREAKING THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY AND CRUSHING THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER. .

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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