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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · American Legend AL3 · Pensacola, FL · November 23, 2016

Date
November 23, 2016 · 14:15 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Ferguson
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N155WB
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA084
Reported as
American Legend AL3
Reported engine
Continental O-200-D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,825 total1,200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The instructor privacy data omitted and pilot privacy data omitted were returning to Ferguson Airport (82J) after flying around baldwin county Alabama performing landings at 6 various airports. On return to Ferguson Airport 82J, privacy data omitted set up for final to runway 18 and made a perfect wheel-landing on the grass runway. Upon landing and roll-out the aircraft started to veer slightly to the left. privacy data omitted Was told by privacy data omitted to give the aircraft slight right rudder to compensate. privacy data omitted Accidentally pressed the right brake which sent the right wheel into the soft sandy grass. At this time privacy data omitted also pushed the controls forward which sent the aircraft over.

The flight instructor was counseled on 12/15/2016.

As the FAA filed it

THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE RETURNING TO FERGUSON AIRPORT (82J) AFTER FLYING AROUND BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA PERFORMING LANDINGS AT 6 VARIOUS AIRPORTS. ON RETURN TO FERGUSON AIRPORT 82J, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SET UP FOR FINAL TO RUNWAY 18 AND MADE A PERFECT WHEEL-LANDING ON THE GRASS RUNWAY. UPON LANDING AND ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TOLD BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO GIVE THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHT RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE RIGHT BRAKE WHICH SENT THE RIGHT WHEEL INTO THE SOFT SANDY GRASS. AT THIS TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO PUSHED THE CONTROLS FORWARD WHICH SENT THE AIRCRAFT OVER.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS COUNSELED ON 12/15/2016.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.