20170117000419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Legend AL3 · Pierson, FL · January 17, 2017

Date: January 17, 2017 · 11:00 local
Place: Pierson, FL
Airport: Pierson Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N841ML
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA091
Reported as: American Legend AL3
Reported engine: Teledyne Continental O-200-A66B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 301 total30 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N841MLRegistered now · American Legend AL3S/N AL-1064 Airframe modelAmerican Legend AL3

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What happened

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

Aircraft was conducting touch and goes at Pierson Municipal Airport. The pilot had just performed two (2) uneventful touch and goes, on the third (3) attempt. The pilot had just touched and was powering up to take off again when the aircraft abruptly stopped and fliped on it's back.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GOES AT PIERSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD JUST PERFORMED TWO (2) UNEVENTFUL TOUCH AND GOES, ON THE THIRD (3) ATTEMPT. THE PILOT HAD JUST TOUCHED AND WAS POWERING UP TO TAKE OFF AGAIN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY STOPPED AND FLIPED ON IT'S BACK.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA17LA091Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPierson, FLThe pilot's improper braking during takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over.Jan 17, 2017 · Substantial damage