Accident Taylorcraft BC12-D N39216,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292893
 
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Date:Wednesday 26 October 2005
Time:16:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic TAYB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Owner/operator:St Marys Aviation Inc.
Registration: N39216
MSN: 6470
Total airframe hrs:2154 hours
Engine model:Continental A-75-8
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:St Marys, Kansas -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:St Marys, KS
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The tailwheel airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane exited the runway during landing and nosed over on impact with a standpipe at a private airpark. The flight instructor stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight. His safety recommendation stated, "As instructor I should have acted earlier [and] more aggressively."

Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during the landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. A factor was the standpipe the airplane impacted when the airplane exited the runway.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI06LA086
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 11 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI06LA086

Revision history:

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