MIA97LA102

Factual narrative

On March 27, 1997, about 1505 central standard time, a Beech A23-19, N300JL, registered to Producing Faith Church Inc., crashed during a landing near Bessemer, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 local instructional flight. The commercial-rated pilot and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), he and a pre-solo student pilot were performing touch-and-go landings. The CFI stated that the student landed the airplane "with a side load on the right main [landing] gear. The wheel separated from the gear, and the CFI said, "we flew the aircraft off with no wheel, I surveyed the damage and landed safely in the grass." The airplane's nose and right wing impacted the ground. According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), he and a pre-solo student pilot were performing touch-and-go landings. The CFI stated that the student landed the airplane 'with a side load on the right main [landing] gear. The wheel separated from the gear, and the CFI said, 'we flew the aircraft off with no wheel, I surveyed the damage and landed safely in the grass.' The airplane nosed down and the right wing impacted the ground. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12