# NTSB WPR15CA009: American Legend AL3, N167J, Mulino, OR, October 11, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 11, 2014, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Mulino, OR - Coordinates: 45.216388, -122.589996 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2164&lon=-122.5900&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 15, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 90241 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR15CA009 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90241/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90241 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA009 ## Probable cause A loss of aircraft control during approach for landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [American Legend AL3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=060002K), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [American Legend AL3, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060002K), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: lateral/bank control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [American Legend AL3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md?model=060002K), [All aircraft, 390 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [American Legend AL3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=060002K), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was giving airplane rides to some of his son's teenage friends. He departed the airport with the passenger in the back seat and he allowed the passenger to control the airplane off and on in flight before returning to the airport. The pilot allowed the passenger to fly the airplane around the pattern; the pilot would then take control and accomplish a touch-and-go. They did this three times. During the last approach the pilot took control and put in a left slip to establish the glide slope. As he approached 30 feet above ground level, he attempted to level the wings and neutralize the rudder, however, he could not take out the right rudder input and the airplane continued into a right bank. The pilot added power and continued in a right-hand bank, but could not neutralize the controls. As the airplane came around 360 degrees he reduced the power, and decided to attempt a landing while over the runway. During the landing the right wing tip dragged, then the right balloon tire touched down, and the airplane translated sideways, collapsing the landing gear and nosing over. The wings and vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no control abnormalities that would have precluded the normal control and operation of the airplane. The passenger does not recall being in a position where he could have interfered with the controls. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he was giving airplane rides to some of his son's teenage friends. He departed the airport with the passenger in the back seat and he allowed the passenger to control the airplane off and on in flight before returning to the airport. The pilot allowed the passenger to fly the airplane around the pattern; the pilot would then take control and accomplish a touch-and-go. They did this three times. During the last approach the pilot took control and put in a left slip to establish the glide slope. As he approached 30 feet above ground level, he attempted to level the wings and neutralize the rudder, however, he could not take out the right rudder input and the airplane continued into a right bank. The pilot added power and continued in a right-hand bank, but could not neutralize the controls. As the airplane came around 360 degrees he reduced the power, and decided to attempt a landing while over the runway. During the landing the right wing tip dragged, then the right balloon tire touched down, and the airplane translated sideways, collapsing the landing gear and nosing over. The wings and vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no control abnormalities that would have precluded the normal control and operation of the airplane. The passenger does not recall being in a position where he could have interfered with the controls. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N167J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N167J), registered now, S/N TX-1036, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3 (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [American Legend AL3](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (registry code 069001Y) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-200-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (registry code 17409, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TX-1036 - Year built: 2014 - Engines: Continental O-200 D48 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Takacs John Do - Registered owner: Takacs John Do - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 27, 2014, 48 hours before - Departed: K4S9, Mulino, OR - Destination: K4S9, Mulino, OR - Airport: K4S9, Mulino State Airport, runway 14, 3,425 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,100 total, 50 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 8 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KUAO, 8 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20141011017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141011017629A), Oct 11, 2014: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3, Mulino, OR, Substantial damage. On 10-11-2014 N167J flipped onto its top during landing at Mulino State Airport. The pilot was in the process of landing his American legend AL3, executing a… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 2, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90241. 7.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 4.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40419619&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Witness Statement (item 2, .PDF, 102 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40419620&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 - Wreckage (item 3, .PDF, 2.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40419621&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Wreckage-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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