# NTSB WPR22LA110: American Legend AL11C-100, N800SW, Placerville, CA, February 19, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 18, 2022, 17:00 local (Feb 19, 2022, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Placerville, CA - Coordinates: 38.724227, -120.7533 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7242&lon=-120.7533&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104704 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104704/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104704 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA110 ## Probable cause Loss of directional control during landing with a tailwind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [American Legend AL11C-100, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=060001B), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [American Legend AL11C-100, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060001B), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [American Legend AL11C-100, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=060001B), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [American Legend AL11C-100, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=060001B), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [American Legend AL11C-100, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=060001B), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, he decided to perform a downwind landing because the setting sun was shining directly down the active runway. During the landing, the airplane veered off track and the main landing gear sustained damage after striking a culvert. The pilot applied engine power and performed a go-around, and during the second landing attempt, the airplane veered off the runway and collided with bushes in the runway drop off. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preaccidentct mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N800SW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800SW), registered now, S/N AL-1013, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL11C-100 - Registry model: [American Legend AL11C-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al11c-100) (registry code 060001B) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: AL-1013 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 600 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 9, 2021, 50 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: PVF, Placerville, runway 5, 3,914 × 76 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Angle of attack indicator ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 84; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: sport pilot; last flight review November 12, 2020; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 4,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 4,400 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 0.3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.23 inHg - Observed at: KPVF - METAR: METAR KPVF 190115Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 14/M02 A3023 RMK AO1= ## 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 20220218002119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220218002119A), Feb 18, 2022: American Legend Aircraft Co AL11C-100, Placerville, CA, Substantial damage. Evidence of the wreckage from N800SW and a statement from the pilot indicate that the aircraft attempted to land on runway 05 at the Placerville Airport (pvf).… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 28, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104704. 2.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13918986&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=r_Point%20One%20-%20N800SW_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 882 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13919895&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf 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. 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