19970831043199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Gerlach, NV · August 31, 1997

Date
August 31, 1997 · 09:50 local
Place
Gerlach, NV
Airport
Fly Ranch
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4459P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA308
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
558 total485 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Stalled on short final collided with runway dragged wing tip and ground looped. Insufficient power high sink rate.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY DRAGGED WING TIP AND GROUND LOOPED. INSUFFICIENT POWER HIGH SINK RATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.