# Accident 20090420004459A: Amcnlg AL3, Mc Kinney, TX, April 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2009, 17:42 local time
- Place: Mc Kinney, TX
- Airport: Collin County Regional At Mc Kinne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1733° N, 96.5875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1733&lon=-96.5875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL3 (registry code 060002K, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMCNLG AL3
- Reported engine: CONT IO200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,919 total, 88 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420004459A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT N273MS LANDED AT COLLIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AFTER PERFORMING "TOUCH AND GOES" WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SECTION ROSE UP AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN09CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA261), Apr 20, 2009: American Legend AL-3C (N273MS), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. Contributing to the accident were gusty crosswinds.

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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