American Legend AL-3C N273MS
20 April 2009 · McKinney, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 2009 at about 22:42 local time, a American Legend AL-3C registered N273MS, operated by McRight-Smith Aviation, LP, was involved in an accident near McKinney, Texas, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McKinney, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Collin COunty Regional Airport (TKI)
- Coordinates
- 33.1733, -96.5875
- Aircraft
- American Legend AL-3C
- Registration
- N273MS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- McRight-Smith Aviation, LP
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McKinney → McKinney
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA261
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. Contributing to the accident were gusty crosswinds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing rollout in gusty wind conditions, the commercial pilot applied too much pressure on the heel brake of his tailwheel-equipped single-engine airplane, which caused the tail to rise. The wind then carried the airplane over on to its back, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing strut and vertical stabilizer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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