American Legend AL3 N741R

Summary

On 24 June 2012 at about 01:00 local time, a American Legend AL3 registered N741R was involved in an accident near Rexburg, Idaho, 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.

Date

24 June 2012 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rexburg, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Madison County Airport (RXE)

Coordinates

43.8339, -111.8053

Aircraft

American Legend AL3

Registration

N741R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rexburg → Rexburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA355

Nobody was injured.

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.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during her 1-hour solo flight, the wind switched from a headwind to a tailwind. During the three-point landing with a tailwind, she started to slow the airplane but was caught off guard when the airplane traveled off the left side of the runway. She then slammed on both brakes, and the airplane nosed over, substantially damaging the rudder. The pilot added that, if she had tapped the right brake, she could have corrected the direction of the airplane. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.