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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Legend AL18 · Phoenix, AZ · March 28, 2024

Date
March 28, 2024 · 13:44 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N458RS
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR24LA118
Reported as
American Legend AL18
Reported engine
Lycoming YO-233
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total11 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Upon touchdown on runway 7R a cross wind was blowing from south side/rightside of aircraft. Attempted a 3 point full stall landing. Cross wind blew the aircraft sidways when the wheels contacted the runway the left landing gear collapsted and the left wing contacted the runway.

As the FAA filed it

UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 7R A CROSS WIND WAS BLOWING FROM SOUTH SIDE/RIGHTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. ATTEMPTED A 3 POINT FULL STALL LANDING. CROSS WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT SIDWAYS WHEN THE WHEELS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSTED AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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