20200310010019A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · American Legend AL18 · Social Circle, GA · March 10, 2020

Date
March 10, 2020 · 19:50 local
Place
Social Circle, GA
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N23TN
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20CA131
Reported as
American Legend AL18
Reported engine
Lycoming YO-233
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,482 total168 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported he was out doing a pleasure flight over hard labor regional reservoir and saw a clearance at the end of a peninsula. He approach the peninsula from the east as he came in over the peninsula he quoted that the aircraft lost lift and contacted the ground. Once the aircraft was on the ground the aircraft veered to the left, he regain control was approaching the water on the west side of the peninsula had to apply hard braking which cause the aircraft flip over on it?s back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED HE WAS OUT DOING A PLEASURE FLIGHT OVER HARD LABOR REGIONAL RESERVOIR AND SAW A CLEARANCE AT THE END OF A PENINSULA. HE APPROACH THE PENINSULA FROM THE EAST AS HE CAME IN OVER THE PENINSULA HE QUOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND CONTACTED THE GROUND. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, HE REGAIN CONTROL WAS APPROACHING THE WATER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PENINSULA HAD TO APPLY HARD BRAKING WHICH CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT FLIP OVER ON IT?S BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.