# Accident 19930226007409A: Tcraft BC12D, Brainerd, MN, February 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1993, 15:20 local time
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3493° N, 94.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3493&lon=-94.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44109-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 155 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930226007409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON FROZEN SNOW COVERED FIELD. RIGHT SKI BROKE THROUGH CAUSING RIGHT WING TO HIT SNOW.

## 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 CHI93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA112), Feb 26, 1993: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44109), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCED, HARD LANDING AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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