# Accident 20130418004599A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, Rexburg, ID, April 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2013, 10:32 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Airport: Rexburg-Madison County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8336° N, 111.8031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8336&lon=-111.8031&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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 23 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418004599A

## Narrative

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

INACTIVE PRIVATE PILOT RECENTLY BECAME ACTIVE IN FLYING.

PILOT RECEIVED ABOUT 20 HOURS OF TAIL WHEEL INSTRUCTION AND RECEIVED HIS ENDORSEMENT.

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN HIS NEWLY ACQUIRED AIRPLANE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED WIND GUSTS WHICH RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND THE LEFT WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND.  THE ACTION RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TURNING LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.

PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE.

LEFT WING WAS BENT AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED.

WEATHER REPORTS FROM 30 TO 45 MINUTES AFTER SHOW WINDS AROUND THE AREA VARING FROM THE WEST, SOUTH, AND EAST, WHILE OTHERS WERE CALM.

## 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 WPR13CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA200), Apr 18, 2013: American Legend AL3 (N741R), Rexburg, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting wind conditions, and the airplane’s subsequent collision with a fence during the go-around attempt.

## Other reports on N741R (1)

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

- [Accident 20120623017059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120623017059A), Jun 23, 2012: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3 (N741R), Rexburg, ID, Substantial damage. 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…

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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