NTSB WPR22LA110 — 2022-02-18 · Placerville, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N800SW

Make / Model: AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL11C-100
Year of manufacture: 2005 · 17 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20051223
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AAE382

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N800SW AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL11C-100 None

Probable cause & findings

Loss of directional control during landing with a tailwind.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, he decided to perform a downwind landing because the setting sun was shining directly down the active runway. During the landing, the airplane veered off track and the main landing gear sustained damage after striking a culvert. The pilot applied engine power and performed a go-around, and during the second landing attempt, the airplane veered off the runway and collided with bushes in the runway drop off. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preaccidentct mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Tailwind-Effect on equipment
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_WPR22LA110.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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