# Accident 19930917034859A: Tcraft BC12D, Lake George, AK, September 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lake George, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6203° N, 148.9800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6203&lon=-148.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5029M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5029M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 94 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917034859A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON SHORT UNIMPROVED STRIP. RAN OFF END AND NOSED OVER. HAD ADDED POWER TO AVOID ROUGH AREA.

## 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 ANC93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA179), Sep 18, 1993: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N5029M), Lake George, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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