# Accident 20090725016139A: Amcnlg AL3, Hemet, CA, July 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2009, 08:00 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7336° N, 117.0203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7336&lon=-117.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918ZZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N918ZZ) (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 O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,724 total, 14 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090725016139A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  STUDENT PILOT AND CFI PRACTICING WHEEL LANDINGS.  AFTER THIRD WHEEL LANDING AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING FULL LEFT RUDDER.  AIRCRAFT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES LEFT, WHICH FRIGHTENED STUDENT WHO THEN JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. CFI TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT BY APPLYING BACK STICK AND SHOUTING "GET OFF THE BRAKES."  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS' BACK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT; NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA365), Jul 25, 2009: American Legend AL3 (N918ZZ), Hemet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and excessive use of the brakes.

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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