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FAA incident report · American Legend AL3C-100 · Midland, MI · July 28, 2022

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Date
July 28, 2022 · 15:30 local
Place
Midland, MI
Airport
Jack Barstow
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3737G
Reported as
American Legend AL3C-100
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,853 total30 in the last 90 days
N3737GRegistered now · American Legend AL3C-100S/N AL-1018Airframe modelAmerican Legend AL3C-100

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What happened

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On 7/28/2022 at approximately 1530 EDT, an American legend aircraft company model AL3C-100 light sport aircraft privacy data omitted, experienced a ground loop after the landing rollout. The aircraft received minor damage and no injuries were reported.

The flight was being operated under visual meteorological conditions during the afternoon flight of 7/28/2022. The weather at the Midland, MI airport (ikw) was reporting winds from 270 at 14 mph with gusts of 23 mph. During the landing at ikw the pilot stated he noticed strong gusts of wind during the approach of runway 24. During landing rollout the pilot stated as the aircraft slowed the aircraft experienced a ground loop. The pilot stated the ground loop and aircraft motion began to subside and stated, ?a sustained, gusting wind of above 24 knots lifted my tail. The aircraft slowly teetered nose downward.?

Damage to the aircraft is as follows: minor engine damage, minor engine cowl damage, propeller damage, and propeller spinner was collapsed.

The aircraft was repositioned from the runway to hangars located on the airfield. A local mechanic inspected the damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7/28/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 EDT, AN AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT COMPANY MODEL AL3C-100 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP AFTER THE LANDING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON FLIGHT OF 7/28/2022. THE WEATHER AT THE MIDLAND, MI AIRPORT (IKW) WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 270 AT 14 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 23 MPH. DURING THE LANDING AT IKW THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED STRONG GUSTS OF WIND DURING THE APPROACH OF RUNWAY 24. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT STATED AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT STATED THE GROUND LOOP AND AIRCRAFT MOTION BEGAN TO SUBSIDE AND STATED, ?A SUSTAINED, GUSTING WIND OF ABOVE 24 KNOTS LIFTED MY TAIL. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY TEETERED NOSE DOWNWARD.?

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS AS FOLLOWS: MINOR ENGINE DAMAGE, MINOR ENGINE COWL DAMAGE, PROPELLER DAMAGE, AND PROPELLER SPINNER WAS COLLAPSED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED FROM THE RUNWAY TO HANGARS LOCATED ON THE AIRFIELD. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.