# Accident 20200310010019A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL18, Social Circle, GA, March 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2020, 19:50 local time
- Place: Social Circle, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6858° N, 83.6483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6858&lon=-83.6483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23TN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23TN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL18 (registry code 0600085, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YO-233 (registry code 42413, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yo-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YO-233
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,482 total, 168 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200310010019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA20CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA131), Mar 10, 2020: American Legand AL18 (N23TN), Social Circle, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in the collision with terrain.

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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