# Incident 20230608008589I: American Legend Aircraft Co AL18, Homestead, FL, June 8, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General Aviation
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL18 (registry code 0600085, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Titan OX-340CC (registry code 59470, https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-ox-340cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL18
- Reported engine: TITAN OX-340CC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 150 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230608008589I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING HIS AL18 SUPER CUB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM 04FA TO X51 TO PURCHASE FUEL. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND OUT OF THE WEST ON DEPARTURE, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT X51 WINDS WERE LIGHT AND OUT OF THE SOUTH. HE DECIDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 TO PRACTICE MY CROSSWIND LANDINGS.

THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND STABLE, AFTER TOUCHDOWN THERE WAS A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SWING INTO THE WIND (GROUND LOOP) IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ROTATION, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. HE WAS TOO AGGRESSIVE ON THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED

OVER. IT WAS A LOW-SPEED EVENT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS NOT HURT, SHUT DOWN AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

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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