# Incident 19990727023129I: Tcraft BC12D, Anchorage, AK, July 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1999, 18:42 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44239, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44239) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990727023129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AT SAME TIME TO CORRECT FOR A TURN TO LEFT. RUDDER PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND PRECLUDED USE OF TOE BRAKES.  AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WITH NO DAMAGE.  UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONTROL CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE RUDDER PEDAL ATTACH POINT DUE TO AN OVERSTRESSED WELD.  AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.  PRIVACY DATA OMITTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N44239 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970618019299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970618019299I), Jun 18, 1997: Tcraft BC12D (N44239), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot started the a/c by hand propping. After it started, while walking around the wing strut the pilot noticed an increase in engine RPM. The…

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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