# Incident 20090903015339I: Amcnlg AL3, Fresno, CA, September 3, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2009, 08:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL3 (registry code 060002K, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMCNLG AL3
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 235 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090903015339I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  UPON LANDING ON 29L AT FAT, THE PILOT FELT HIS REAR PASSENGER (TANDEM SEATS) APPLY RIGHT RUDDER.  THE PILOT COUNTERED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A 180 DEG HEADING WITH MINOR SCRAPING ON THE LEFT WINGTIP.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER.  WEATHER WAS EARLY MORNING GOOD VFR AND CALM WIND.

## Other reports on N18MK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070803015259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070803015259I), Aug 3, 2007: Amcnlg AL3 (N18MK), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During a maintenance run-up, the mechanic apparently started the engine with the throttle in the full forward position. This position of the throttle…

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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