# Accident 20060701012569A: Amcnlg AL3, St Augustine, FL, July 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9556° N, 81.3372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9556&lon=-81.3372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7999, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL3 (registry code 060002K, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMCNLG AL3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060701012569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED SGJ FOR LOCAL FLIGHT (STEEP TURNS, CLIMBS ETC) THEN RETURNED TO SGJ FOR TOUCH & GO. ON 2ND LANDING AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT TO ABOUT 15-20 KNOTS & THEN STARTED TURNING RIGHT. AFTER LEFT RUDDER & LEFT BRAKE FAILED TO CORRECT THE RIGHT TURN THE PILOT APPLIED BOTH BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. PILOT STATES THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE FOUND THAT HE HAD A QUARTERING TAIL WIND AT ABOUT 3-7 KNOTS. NOTE: THIS LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT RESEMBLES A PIPER J3, HOWEVER UNLIKE A STANDARD J3 IT IS EQUIPPED WITH DISC BRAKES VS. THE LESS EFFECTIVE "EXPANDER TUBE" DESIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH MAIN WING LIFT STRUTS, LOWER COWLING, PROPELLER, RUDDER, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC06CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA082), Jul 1, 2006: American Legend AL-3 (N7999), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over when the airplane departed the runway.

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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