What happened
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Landed on sod along runway due crosswind. Wind got under tail. Tcraft nosed over. Type easily flipped by tailwind. (.4)the pilot landed the airplane on runway 12, a gravel airstrip. He reported the winds were out of the south at 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots. He stated that after landing, the main landing gear contacted sand, while he was making a 180 degree turn to back taxi. The tail of the airplane rose, when the sand was contacted, and the wind caught the tail, resulting in the airplane nosing over. (-23) on April 5, 1998, at approximately 12:00 CDT a Taylorcraft bc 12-65, owned by david d. howard, flipped over after an uneventful landing to a full stop at the vermillion, SD airport (vmr). While turning to taxi back, the wind picked the tail up and the aircraft flipped over onto its top. Commercial pilot john f. bryde was the sole occupant and received no injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as a pleasure flight under CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated April 5, 1998, at vermillion, SD at 10:24 CDT. Visual mete orological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED ON SOD ALONG RUNWAY DUE CROSSWIND. WIND GOT UNDER TAIL. TCRAFT NOSED OVER. TYPE EASILY FLIPPED BY TAILWIND. (.4)THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 12, A GRAVEL AIRSTRIP. HE REPORTED THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT AFTER LANDING, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED SAND, WHILE HE WAS MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO BACK TAXI. THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE ROSE, WHEN THE SAND WAS CONTACTED, AND THE WIND CAUGHT THE TAIL, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER. (-23) ON APRIL 5, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 CDT A TAYLORCRAFT BC 12-65, OWNED BY DAVID D. HOWARD, FLIPPED OVER AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING TO A FULL STOP AT THE VERMILLION, SD AIRPORT (VMR). WHILE TURNING TO TAXI BACK, THE WIND PICKED THE TAIL UP AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS TOP. COMMERCIAL PILOT JOHN F. BRYDE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APRIL 5, 1998, AT VERMILLION, SD AT 10:24 CDT. VISUAL METE OROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
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