# Incident 19970502007659I: Tcraft BC1265, Russellville, AL, May 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1997
- Place: Russellville, AL
- Airport: Russellville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5057° N, 87.7281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russellville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5057&lon=-87.7281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33943, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33943) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 270 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502007659I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ON THE GROUND AT SELMA, AL, PIC TILLERY OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING THROUGH THE FBO WHICH INDICATED VFR CONDITIONS FOR ETA AT BFM, WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING, BFR ATCT ISSUED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE FOR RUNWAY 14. WHEN ON LEFT BASE FOR 14 PIC ADVISED THAT HE NEEDED TO DEVIATE TO AVOID CLOUDS. ATC ISSUED CLEARANCE FOR RUNWAY 32. WIND WAS 190/5. N33943 LANDED ON 14 AND DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.

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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