# Accident 20120623017059A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, Rexburg, ID, June 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2012, 20:00 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Airport: Rexburg, Id
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8339° N, 111.8053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8339&lon=-111.8053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741R) (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: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120623017059A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT ORIGANALLY SOLOED THIS AIRCRAFT ON JUNE 21, ON JUNE 23 THE CFI FLEW WITH HER AGAIN TO BE SURE SHE WAS UP TO ANOTHER SOLO. SHE LANDED FINE AND THE INSTRUCTOR LET HER GO FOR HER 2ND SOLO FLIGHT. SHE FLEW FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. HER FIRST APPROACH DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT SO SHE WENT AROUND.  SHE WENT AROUND AGAIN ON THE 2ND APPROACH SAID SHE WAS GOING TO FAST. ON THE 3RD APPROACH SHE SAID SHE HAD IT AND TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT WHEN IT STARTED TO GO LEFT. SHE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND IT DIDN'T STRAIGHTEN OUT. THEN SHE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE. IT STILL DIDN'T STRAIGHTEN OUT. SHE WAS HEADED FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND THERE WERE PEOPLE OUT THERE. SO SHE APPLIED BOTH BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND SLOWLY WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. SHE WAS ABLE TO UNDO HER SEAT BELT AND CLIMB OUT.

## 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 WPR12CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA355), Jun 24, 2012: American Legend AL3 (N741R), Rexburg, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and subsequent excessive braking during the landing roll with a tailwind, which resulted in a noseover.

## Other reports on N741R (1)

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

- [Accident 20130418004599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418004599A), Apr 18, 2013: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3 (N741R), Rexburg, ID, Substantial damage. Inactive private pilot recently became active in flying. Pilot received about 20 hours of tail wheel instruction and received his endorsement. Pilot was…

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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