# Accident 19980913035349A: Tcraft BC12D, Lincoln City, OR, September 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1998
- Place: Lincoln City, OR
- Airport: Devils Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9410° N, 123.9394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9410&lon=-123.9394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980913035349A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1250 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D FLOATPLANE, N46TC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ON DEVILS LAKE NEAR LINCOLN CITY, OREGON, WHEN ONE OF ITS WINGTIPS DRAGGED THE WATER. THE PRIVATE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WITH WINDS FROM 320 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 10 KNOTS, WERE REPORTED AT NEWPORT, OREGON, AT 1253, AND THE FAA DID NOT REPORT ANY RECORD OF A FLIGHT PLAN BEING FILED FOR THE 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.                                                                     (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM ACCIDENT SCENE TO OWNER'S PROPERTY PRIOR TO VIEWING. ACCORDING TO PILOT STATEMENTS, APPROACH WAS BEING CONDUCTED TO THE NORTHWEST TO DEVIL'S LAKE, NEAR LINCOLN CITY, OREGON. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDWON, A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT, RAISED THE RIGHT WING SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT WITH THE WATER. THE LEFT WING BROKE AT THE STRUT ATTACHING POINT, BUT REMAINED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL FORWARD, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE WATER, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION.

## 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 SEA98LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA180), Sep 13, 1998: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N46TC), Lincoln City, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate remedial action to correct for a crosswind gust. The crosswind gust was a factor.

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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