Pilot Debrief

AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3C near Waco, TX — 2019-08-24

Final reportGAA19CA510
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Date
2019-08-24
Location
Waco, TX, USA
Airport
3T8
Aircraft
AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3C
Registration
N173JE
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that the student pilot had touched down on his fourth landing of the training flight. During the landing roll, the student overcontrolled the rudder, and the airplane veered left, and he then overcorrected to the right. The instructor took the flight controls and applied left rudder and left brake, but the airplane exited the right side of the runway, sank into soft dirt, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder and left wing lift strut. The instructor reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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