ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289604
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| Date: | Sunday 2 January 2011 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  American Legend AL3 |
| Owner/operator: | Shell Air LLC |
| Registration: | N102PJ |
| MSN: | AL-1104 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McKinney, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | McKinney, TX (T31) |
| McKinney, TX (T31) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was performing a landing when the airplane bounced several times before he lost control of the airplane. The airplane veered to the right and departed the runway. As the airplane continued through the grass, the right wing contacted a construction sign and impacted a ditch, coming to rest inverted. An eyewitness reported that the tailwheel never fully contacted the ground prior to departing the runway. No preimpact anomalies were reported by the pilot.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11LA142
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 15:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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