# Incident 19890310018779I: Tcraft BC12D85, Anchorage, AK, March 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1989, 14:35 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44321, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44321) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12D-85 (registry code 8850322, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-85) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D85
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890310018779I

## Narrative

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

NOISE ON CLIMBOUT. SKI DANGLING FROM SHOCK CORD. MADE SINGLE SKI LANDING ON LAKE. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N44321 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880310024049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310024049I), Mar 10, 1988: Tcraft BC12D85 (N44321), Lake Clark, AK. Low visibility due to snowstorm. Elected to land on lake. Snow bogged wheels down. Evacuated by helicopter.

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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