American Legend AL11C 100 N24184

Summary

On 30 January 2016 at about 18:00 local time, a American Legend AL11C 100 registered N24184, operated by Banister Bill, was involved in an accident near Las Animas, Colorado, 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

30 January 2016 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Las Animas, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

38.0517, -103.1203

Aircraft

American Legend AL11C 100

Registration

N24184

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Banister Bill

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Animas → Los Animas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA115

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he made an approach to his private sod airstrip after observing rain showers in days previous. The pilot reported that as the main wheels made contact with the surface the airplane immediately nosed over. A photograph taken following the accident and provided by the operator showed that the runway was water saturated and muddy. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings' lift struts and the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.