# Accident 19920808029939A: Tcraft BCS12D, Sitka, AK, August 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1992, 14:28 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.7295° N, 134.9993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7295&lon=-134.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96368, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96368-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BCS12-D (registry code 8850318, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bcs12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BCS12D
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 445 total, 405 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808029939A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERVANE INTO CROSSWIND ON LANDING. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO LARGE ROCKS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA121), Aug 8, 1992: Taylorcraft BCS12-D (N96368), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND AND THE LARGE BOULDERS (OBJECTS) BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

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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