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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA88LA039

1987-10-25 CLEARWATER, Florida, United States Airport · CLW None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N14SH

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL18

Year of manufacture

2023

Engine

TITAN IOX-370 SERIE (205 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20230510

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A0A1EF

Registrant of record

COMANCHE HILLS AIRCRAFT LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT ON LANDING ROLL, AS HE ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE TORQUE OF THE RELATIVELY POWERFUL ENGINE ADDED TO THE CONTROL PROBLEMS IN THIS SHORT FUSELAGE TAIL WHEEL ACFT WHICH IS PRONE TO TURNING AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN THE RUDDER IS LESS EFFECTIVE DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING. THE TURNING IS LESS NOTICABLE TO THE PLT WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL IS ON THE GROUND DUE TO THE NOSE OF THE ACFT BLOCKING THE FORWARD VISIBILITY. THE PLT HAD LIMITED FLT EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA88LA039.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.