# Incident 19820906054149I: Tcraft BC12D, Eaton Rapids, MI, September 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1982, 18:40 local time
- Place: Eaton Rapids, MI
- Airport: Eaton Rapids
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5097° N, 84.6519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eaton Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5097&lon=-84.6519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5123M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5123M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906054149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. SHEERED OFF GEAR ON AN ELECTRIC JUNCTION BOX.

## Other reports on N5123M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860726055209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726055209I), Jul 26, 1986: Tcraft BC12D (N5123M), Charlotte, MI, Minor damage. Stalled aircraft on final. Landed short of runway near his home.
- [Accident 19731215039029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215039029A), Dec 15, 1973: Tcraft BC12D (N5123M), Owosso, MI, Substantial damage. Plt noticed another acft ldg in otr directn.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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