American Legend AL3 N30BX

Summary

On 16 November 2020 at about 19:30 local time, a American Legend AL3 registered N30BX was involved in an accident near Greenville, North Carolina, 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

16 November 2020 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.6138, -77.3456

Aircraft

American Legend AL3

Registration

N30BX

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Winterville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA047

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s collision with a bird during initial climb, which resulted in a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he and his friend, who is also a flight instructor, were performing touch-and-go landings at different airports. After his last touch-and-go, and during climb out, he saw some turkey buzzards flying above the airplane. He decided to turn to the right to avoid the birds but one of the buzzards hit the propeller and the airplane started to violently shake. The flight instructor, seated in the rear seat, shut off the engine and took over control of the airplane. The flight instructor then located a field to land in. They landed with a tailwind and during the landing roll, they were getting close to some trees at the end of the field. The pilot was not sure if he depressed the brakes or the flight instructor did, or they both did, but the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted about 40 feet away from the trees, resulting in substantial damage to the rudder and wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.