# Accident 19960705016159A: Tcraft BC12D, Ketchum, ID, July 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ketchum, ID
- Airport: Twin Bridges Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6900° N, 114.3403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6900&lon=-114.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95658, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95658) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,255 total, 135 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705016159A

## Narrative

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

LOCATED 400 FT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21, HE ENCOUNTERED CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND ADDED POWER TO EXTEND THE LANDING; JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, AN EXTREMELY STRONG GUST BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE ADDED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB, THEN JUST STARTED DESCENDING TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT INTO THE TERRAIN 'SIDEWAYS,' BUT UPRIGHT. THE PILOT NOTED THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE AREA HAD OBSERVED STRONG WIND GUSTS WITH CHANGING DIRECTIONS ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPORT HAD HIGH TIMBERED RIDGES TO THE EAST OF THE RUNWAY. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,400 FEET.

## 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 SEA96LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA143), Jul 5, 1996: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95658), Sun Valley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed for the go-around. The crosswind, downdraft, and high density altitude were related factors.

## Other reports on N95658 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950625019519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625019519I), Jun 25, 1995: Tcraft BC12D (N95658), Donnelly, ID, Substantial damage. Newly purchased. High speed runs to familiarize. Aborted. Foot slipped off rudder. Ground looped. Not purpose fligh

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.