NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA21LA375
Registry · N948FS
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD2B6E
Registrant of record
LONG AVIATION SERVICES LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The student pilot's excessive asymmetrical application of the brakes, which resulted in a nose over.
Factual narrative
The student pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on a soft turf runway that had experienced heavy rainfall the evening before. Upon touchdown, about a third of the way down the runway, the airplane bounced slightly before settling onto the turf; the pilot applied the brakes during the landing roll, the airplane turned left, then immediately nosed over and came to rest inverted. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the wing struts and vertical stabilizer. The pilot stated that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Landing gear brakes system-Incorrect use/operation
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-Soft surface-Effect on equipment
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incorrect action performance-Pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2021_ERA21LA375.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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