# Accident 20000525010259A: Tcraft BC12D, Nenana, AK, May 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.4703° N, 148.5709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4703&lon=-148.5709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43863, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43863) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000525010259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LEFT FAI, FLEW TO ENN, DEPARTED ENN AND ON RETURN FLIGHT TO FAI STOPPED AT HIS FISH CAMP ON THE TANNA RIVER, AND MADE SOME LANDINGS. HE HAD A WIND SHIFT WHEN DEPARTING AND DETERMINED HE WAS NOT GOING TO GET OFF IN THE REMAINING DISTANCE, SO HE APPLIED BRAKES AND STOOD THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS NOSE AND OVER ONTO ITS BACK. PILOT HAD NO INJURIES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO CHENA MARINA ON A BOAT FOR REPAIR. THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED 6/5/2000.

## 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 ANC00LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA065), May 26, 2000: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N43863), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. A factor in this accident was the tailwind.

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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