# Accident 19990623007799A: Tcraft BC12D, Fairbanks, AK, June 23, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 23, 1999, 16:05 local time - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Airport: Lakloey Air Park Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 64.7702° N, 147.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7702&lon=-147.3308&mi=10 - Aircraft: N95064, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95064) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D - Reported engine: CONT A658 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total, 90 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA080) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990623007799A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON JUNE 23, 1999, ABOUT 1605 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D AIRPLANE, N95064, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE LAKLOEY AIRSTRIP, A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON JUNE 24, THE PILOT, WHO IS ALSO A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS FROM THE RIGHT SEAT IN PREPARATION FOR STUDENT INSTRUCTION. THE PILOT REPORTED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 06, HE WAS DOING A HIGH SPEED TAXI WITH THE TAIL UP. THE PILOT SAID HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT 90 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 10 FEET S OUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED INTO TREES. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL OR WEATHER FACTORS CAUSEL TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT AND DID NOT HAVE BRAKES; HE SAID THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF HE HAD BEEN IN THE LEFT SEAT WITH THE BRAKES. (.4) ON JUNE 23, 1999, ABOUT 1605 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D AIRPLANE, N95064, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE LAKLOEY AIRSTRIP, A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON JUNE 24, THE PILOT, WHO IS ALSO A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS FROM THE RIGHT SEAT IN PREPARATION FOR STUDENT INSTRUCTION. THE PILOT REPORTED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 06, HE WAS DOING A HIGH SPEED TAXI WITH THE TAIL UP. THE PILOT SAID HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT 90 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 10 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE BRAKE PEDALS INSTALLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. ## 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 ANC99LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA080), Jun 24, 1999: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N95064), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during a high speed taxi. A factor associated with the accident is the pilot's decision to taxi the airplane at an excessive taxi speed. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.