American Legend AL3 N918ZZ

Summary

On 25 July 2009 at about 15:00 local time, a American Legend AL3 registered N918ZZ, operated by Denney R. Marsh, was involved in an accident near Hemet, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 2009 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hemet, California, United States

Nearest airport

Hemet-Ryan Airport (HMT)

Coordinates

33.7336, -117.0203

Aircraft

American Legend AL3

Registration

N918ZZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Denney R. Marsh

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hemet → Hemet

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA365

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and excessive use of the brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated flight instructor (CFI) was providing primary flight instruction to a student pilot in a tail wheel-equipped airplane. The CFI reported that he demonstrated the first landing, and the following landings were conducted by the student pilot. On the third landing, the airplane touched down on the main tires "straight, with no bounce." During the landing roll, while the tail wheel was still off the ground, the airplane veered slightly to the left and the student pilot applied left rudder. Subsequently, the airplane veered sharply to the left and the student pilot applied full brakes. The airplane exited the runway and nosed over. The airplane's wings and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilots reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.