# Accident 19980405005909A: Tcraft BC1265, Vermlillion, SD, April 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Vermlillion, SD
- Airport: Harold Davidson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7805° N, 96.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7805&lon=-96.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34066, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34066) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 19 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980405005909A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI98LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA117), Apr 5, 1998: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (N34066), Vernillion, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure (or inability) to properly compensate for wind conditions, while taxiing. Factors associated with the accident were: the sandy terrain, and the gusty tailwind condition.

## Other reports on N34066 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780626034739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626034739I), Jun 26, 1978: Tcraft BC1265 (N34066), Marion, SD, Minor damage. Engine stopped on newly purchased airplane due to water in the fuel system. Had been stored outside.

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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