# Incident 20161123020199I: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, Pensacola, FL, November 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2016, 14:15 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Ferguson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3969° N, 87.3489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3969&lon=-87.3489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N155WB) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,825 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161123020199I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA084), Nov 23, 2016: American Legend AL3 (N155WB), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s incorrect brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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