# Accident 20160809021979A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, San Diego, CA, August 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2016, 18:10 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8147° N, 117.1400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8147&lon=-117.1400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35451, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35451-2023-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL3 (registry code 060002K, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA425) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160809021979A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 28L. WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY WAS REPORTED AT 230 DEGREES 8-10 KNOTS. TOUCHED DOWN ON LEFT WHEEL AND THE AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED TO LEFT. PILOT HAD FULL RIGHT RUDDER AUTHORITY AND BEGAN TO ADD POWER. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. PILOT SUFFERED 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 GAA16CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA425), Aug 10, 2016: American Legend AL3 (N35451), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

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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