American Legend AL-3 CUB N755MG

Summary

On 2 November 2020 at about 17:30 local time, a American Legend AL-3 CUB registered N755MG was involved in an accident near Minden, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 November 2020 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Minden, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Minden Airport (MEV)

Coordinates

38.9997, -119.7524

Aircraft

American Legend AL-3 CUB

Registration

N755MG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minden → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA034

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, while landing, the airplane “bounced a bit” and veered left. He corrected with application of right brake input, however, his foot slipped off the heel brake. During the subsequent attempt to apply rudder control, he unintentionally applied the brake. The nose veered to the right and before the airplane came to a complete stop, the tail rose, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. The right- wing lift strut was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.