# Accident 20190824023509A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3C-100, China Spring, TX, August 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2019, 16:16 local time
- Place: China Spring, TX
- Airport: China Spring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4042° N, 97.2144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4042&lon=-97.2144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173JE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL3C-100 (registry code 0600009, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3c-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3C-100
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA510) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190824023509A

## Narrative

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

BASED ON NTX FSO INVESTIGATION, ON 08/24/2019 THE PILOT/CFI WHILE PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM ACT-WACO TX TO 3T8-CHINA SPRINGS TX IN AIRCRAFT N173JE EXPERIENCE AN INCIDENT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT PHASE WHILE LANDING AT 3T8, RUNWAY 15 (GRASS STRIP).  THE CFI'S STUDENT OVER CONTROLLED THE RUDDER TO THE LEFT MID-ROLLOUT AND VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BUT QUICKLY CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE CFI CONTROLLED THE FINAL ROLLOUT WHILE ROLLING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET WHEN THE MAIN GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THEN ONTO THE LEFT WING AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE CFI AND STUDENT BOTH EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.  THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO NTSB INSPECTOR- WHO DEEM THE INCIDENT AS AN ACCIDENT BASE ON THE SUSTAINED DAMAGE/PHOTOGRAPH. NTSB ACCIDENT NUMBER PROVIDED  IS GAA19CA510.

## 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 GAA19CA510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA510), Aug 24, 2019: American Legend AL3C (N173JE), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover.

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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