# Accident 20140225002549A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, Gulf Shores, AL, February 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2014, 08:00 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2692° N, 87.7009° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2692&lon=-87.7009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156WB-2018-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL3 (registry code 060002K, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200-D (registry code 17409, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140225002549A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 25, 2014, THE PILOT OF N156WB WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT WHILE LANDING AT JACK EDWARDS AIRPORT IN GULF SHORES, ALABAMA. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN EXITING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING A TAXIWAY SIGN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 ERA14CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA134), Feb 25, 2014: American Legend AL3 (N156WB), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's incorrect rudder input, which resulted in a ground loop and collision with a runway sign.

## Other reports on N156WB (1)

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

- [Accident 20160531010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160531010689A), May 31, 2016: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3 (N156WB), Elberta, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft had been performing touch and go landings. On climbout from the third touch and go at 200 feet AGL the engine suffered a total loss of power. The…

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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