American Legend AL3 N18MK
28 September 2009 · Fresno, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2009 at about 15:45 local time, a American Legend AL3 registered N18MK, operated by Mahlon D. Buck, was involved in an accident near Fresno, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fresno, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fresno Yosemite International (FAT)
- Coordinates
- 36.7761, -119.7181
- Aircraft
- American Legend AL3
- Registration
- N18MK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mahlon D. Buck
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fresno → Fresno
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09LA472
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane veered to the right during the landing roll in calm winds and after the tailwheel was lowered to the runway pavement. Attempts by the pilot to correct back to the left were unsuccessful, which resulted in a ground loop to the right and substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. Post accident examination of the airplane’s tailwheel assembly, rudder controls and associated rudder cables revealed no anomalies which would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2009 | American Legend AL3 | Hemet, California, United States | Denney R. Marsh | No injuries | - |
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| 24 Jun 2012 | American Legend AL3 | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2013 | American Legend AL3 | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | Roy S. Webster | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2014 | American Legend AL3 | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | Mhoc LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2014 | American Legend AL3 | Mulino, Oregon, United States | Takacs John DO | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172P | Livermore, California, United States | Wollard Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-38-112 | Ojai, California, United States | Aviation Pacific Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Feb 2009 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Fallbrook, California, United States | M.Y. Air Corp | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2009 | Mooney M20E | Rio Linda, California, United States | David Michaud | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 2009 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Torrance, California, United States | Smith Richard Charles | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-24-260 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | Kris S Michel | No injuries | - |