# Accident 19990813026299A: Tcraft BC12D, Anchorage, AK, August 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1999, 19:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1607° N, 149.9903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1607&lon=-149.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96921, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96921) (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: 1,490 total, 11 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990813026299A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 23, 1999, ABOUT 1930 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D AIRPLANE, N96921, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE THE PILOT WAS STARTING THE AIRPLANE, ABOUT 27 MILES WEST OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, AT LATITUDE 61 DEGREES, 16 MINUTES NORTH, AND LONGITUDE 150 DEGREES, 53.5 MINUTES WEST. THE AIRPLANE WAS BDING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE(IIC), ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED ON A REMOTE ROAD, NEXT TO THE THEODORE RIVER, TO FISH. WHILE PREPARING TO DEPART, HE PULLED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE ROAD AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. THE PILOT SAID HE TURNED THE MAGNETOS ON, AND BUMPED THE THROTTLE SLIGHTLY OPEN. HE THEM SPUN THE PROPELLER BY HAND. THE ENGINE STARTED, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD ENTER THE AIRPLANE, IT TRAVELED ABOUT 150 FEET, OFF THE ROADWAY, AND INTO A DITCH. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK SEVERAL BUSHES, AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS. (-23) ON AUGUST 23, 1999, ABOUT 1930 ADT, PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED ON A REMOTE ROAD. WHILE HE WAS STARTING THE ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. THE PILOT COULD NOT GET INTO THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME TO STOP IT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 150 FEET, OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH, STRIKING BUSHES AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. (.4) THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT LANDED ON A REMOTE ROAD NEXT TO A RIVER TO FISH. WHILE PREPARING TO DEPART, HE PULLED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE ROAD AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. THE PILOT SAID HE TURNED THE MAGNETOS ON, AND BUMPED THE THROTTLE SLIGHTLY OPEN. HE THEN SPUN THE PROPELLER BY HAND. THE ENGINE STARTED, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD ENTER THE AIRPLANE, IT TRAVELED ABOUT 150 FEET, OFF THE ROADWAY, AND INTO A DITCH. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK SEVERAL BUSHES, AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS.

## 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 ANC99LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA129), Aug 14, 1999: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96921), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and improper starting procedure.

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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