# Accident 20170117000419A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, Pierson, FL, January 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pierson, FL
- Airport: Pierson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2500° N, 81.4594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2500&lon=-81.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N841ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N841ML) (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
- Reported engine: TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL O-200-A66B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 30 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170117000419A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA091), Jan 17, 2017: American Legend AL3 (N841ML), Pierson, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper braking during takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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