# Accident 20201116014869A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, Greenville, NC, November 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2020, 15:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6138° N, 77.3456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6138&lon=-77.3456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30BX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30BX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL3 (registry code 060002K, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,717 total, 894 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201116014869A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BIRD (BELIEVED TO BE A TURKEY VULTURE) THE BIRD IMPACTED THE WOODEN PROP WHICH SHATTERED/SPLINTERED ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES. THE ENGINE/AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE CFI ONBOARD TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, TURNED OFF THE MAG SWITCH AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A BEAN FIELD. WHILE ON THE ROLLOUT THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER NOSE FIRST.

## 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 ERA21LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA047), Nov 16, 2020: American Legend AL3 (N30BX), Greenville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a bird during initial climb, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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