American Legend AL-11 N2480

Summary

On 17 February 2007 at about 16:37 local time, a American Legend AL-11 registered N2480 was involved in an accident near Dryden, Texas, 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

17 February 2007 at 16:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Dryden, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Terrell County (6R6)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

American Legend AL-11

Registration

N2480

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dryden → Lajitas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07CA072

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind conditions and failure to maintain proper runway alignment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The the tailwheel-equipped a single-engine airplane veered off the runway and drug a wingtip during the takeoff roll. Local law enforcement personnel that responded to the accident site reported that they were told by the pilot of the airplane that they were attempting to take off from the 4,525-foot long, by 75-foot wide asphalt runway, when a gust of wind "forced the airplane off the runway." The pilot further stated that he noticed "a virtual wall of tall mesquite-like scrub trees, near my right wingtip" as another gust of wind blew the airplane further to the right. The pilot believes that he "pulled back on the stick, causing the airplane to stall." The right wingtip proceeded to strike the ground followed by the left wingtip and then the aircraft nose section. The airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing and engine mounts during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that the winds were from 360 degrees at 11 knots. Another weather report listed the wind from 020 degrees at 20 knots, gusting to 29 knots. At 1253, the automatic weather recorded at the airport was reporting winds from 030 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.