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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Beaver Falls, PA · February 3, 1995

Date: February 3, 1995 · 16:00 local
Place: Beaver Falls, PA
Airport: Beaver County Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N95148
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 231 total121 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N95148Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 9548 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the aircraft departed runway 10. After a few seconds and approximately 400 feet AGL, the aircraft started to shudder, the engine started to pop, and engine RPM deteriorate. A left hand turn was made (180 degrees) in the turn, the engine quit. The aircraft was losing altitude and started to sink. The aircraft impacted the ground causing damage to the landing gear and attach points. The aircraft was moved from the site to a hangar where it was secured. The engine was run and it ran satisfactory. There was no indication of an engine malfunction. A witness at the scene of the incident inspected the carburetor inlet, venture and throttle plate and said they were covered with ice. The aircraft was modified to allow the use of automotive gasoline. This report closes this investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 10. AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SHUDDER, THE ENGINE STARTED TO POP, AND ENGINE RPM DETERIORATE. A LEFT HAND TURN WAS MADE (180 DEGREES) IN THE TURN, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND STARTED TO SINK. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND ATTACH POINTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE SITE TO A HANGAR WHERE IT WAS SECURED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND IT RAN SATISFACTORY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. A WITNESS AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT INSPECTED THE CARBURETOR INLET, VENTURE AND THROTTLE PLATE AND SAID THEY WERE COVERED WITH ICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MODIFIED TO ALLOW THE USE OF AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INVESTIGATION.

Other reports on N95148 · 1

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

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