# Accident 20240328004039A: American Legend Aircraft Co AL18, Phoenix, AZ, March 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2024, 13:44 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N458RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N458RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL18 (registry code 0600085, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YO-233 (registry code 42413, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yo-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YO-233
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 11 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240328004039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR24LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA118), Mar 28, 2024: American Legend AL18 (N458RS), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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