# NTSB investigations: American Legend AL3: Nose over/nose down

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA21LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA375.md): American Legend AL3 · Andover Township, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 14, 2021 · N948FS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's excessive asymmetrical application of the brakes, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ERA21LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA047.md): American Legend AL3 · Greenville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 16, 2020 · N30BX · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with a bird during initial climb, which resulted in a forced landing.
- [NTSB WPR21LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA034.md): American Legend AL-3 Cub · Minden, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 2, 2020 · N755MG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB ERA17LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA091.md): American Legend AL3 · Pierson, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2017 · N841ML · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper braking during takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA084.md): American Legend AL3 · Pensacola, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2016 · N155WB · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s incorrect brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA16CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA425.md): American Legend AL3 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2016 · N35451 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN14CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA238.md): American Legend AL-3 · Osage, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 10, 2014 · N907DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's repeated attempts to take off from an unimproved field with tall grass.
- [NTSB WPR12CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA355.md): American Legend AL3 · Rexburg, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2012 · N741R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and subsequent excessive braking during the landing roll with a tailwind, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB WPR09CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA365.md): American Legend AL3 · Hemet, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2009 · N918ZZ · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and excessive use of the brakes.
- [NTSB CEN09CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA261.md): American Legend AL-3C · McKinney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 20, 2009 · N273MS · Substantial damage
  > THe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. Contributing to the accident were gusty crosswinds.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('060002K', '069001Y')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '096' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence?model=060002K

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