# Accident 20230408004629A: Aeropilot S R O LEGEND 600, Vero Beach, FL, April 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2023, 10:50 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: New Hibiscus Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6323° N, 80.5276° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6323&lon=-80.5276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeropilot S R O LEGEND 600 (registry code 06001BA, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropilot-s-r-o-legend-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROPILOT S R O LEGEND 600
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230408004629A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/08/2023, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DURING LANDING AT THE NEW HIBISCUS AIRPARK (X52) AT APPROX. 11:00AM.  NO REPORTED INJURIES, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THIS WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY, DURING TAKEOFF HE HEARD A “BANG” WHILE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED DOWN THE TURF RUNWAY.  HE ENTERED AND FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN AND HIS APPROACH AND LANDING SPEEDS WERE NORMAL.  APPROACH 65-60KTS AND OVER THE RUNWAY 50KTS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROX 500FT FROM RUNWAY THRESHOLD, ROUGHLY ON CENTERLINE, AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND GAINED APPROX. 7-8 FEET.  HE KEPT THE NOSE UP AND ADDED POWER TO ARREST THE AIRCRAFT’S DESCENT.  AFTER THE FIRST BOUNCE, THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED THE GROUND FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL.  HE SAID THE NOSE WHEEL EXPERIENCED 3 TO 5 “BUMPS” BEFORE THE NOSE FELL INTO THE TURF, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.  AIRMAN CLAIMS THAT THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY IS IN ROUGH CONDITION AND HE TYPICALLY LANDS BEYOND THIS AREA.  HOWEVER, ON THIS LANDING HE LANDED IN THAT ROUGH AREA.

## 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 ERA23LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA211), Apr 8, 2023: Aeropilot S R O Legend 600 (N600LD), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse and subsequent noseover. Contributing was the rough condition of the runway, as described by the…

## Other reports on N600LD (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210218000769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210218000769I), Feb 18, 2021: Aeropilot S R O LEGEND 600 (N600LD), Naples, FL, Minor damage. Part 91OPERATOR, 2016 Aeropilot sro legend 600, registration N600DL, serial number 1531 landing on runway 23, touched down and porpoise two times, before…
- [Incident 20161003016189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161003016189I), Oct 3, 2016: Aeropilot S R O LEGEND 600 (N600LD), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. This incident was reported as a nose gear collapse during landing on runway 24. After the nose wheel collapsed the propeller struck the runway. The nose wheel,…

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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