ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288966
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| Date: | Saturday 13 August 2011 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC12-D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5080M |
| MSN: | 10380 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1641 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Liberty, Kentucky -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jackson, OH (I43) |
| West Liberty, KY (9I3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was using a global positioning system receiver to navigate a cross-country flight. The pilot's intended destination was an airport with a single 5,751-foot-long runway; however, he erroneously flew to a different airport with a single 2,400-foot-long runway with trees at both ends of the runway. In an attempt to clear trees near the runway threshold, the pilot touched down too close to the departure end of the runway. He did not want to attempt a go-around due to the trees at the end of the runway; thus he attempted to stop the airplane, but it traveled off the end of the runway and into a ditch. During the impact, the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing separated. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA453
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 July 2000 | N5080M | Eric O Richardson | 0 | DECATUR, Michigan | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 08:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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