# Accident 20000610042659A: Tcraft BC12D, Ninilchik, AK, June 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2000, 22:00 local time
- Place: Ninilchik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0690° N, 151.4210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0690&lon=-151.4210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95250, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95250) (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 A75*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 511 total, 475 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610042659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED AT A REMOTE NARROW STRIP LOCATED ON A RIDGE APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES EAST OF NINILCHIK, AK, WITH ONE PASSENGER. PILOT IN COMMAND SURVEYED THE STRIP FOR OBSTRUCTIONS AND FOUND NONE. PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF WITH THE ONE PASSENGER, HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO ONE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND GOT INTO SOME SOFT GROUND THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN INTO THIS STRIP BEFORE AND THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. PILOT IN COMMANDSTATED THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC00LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA067), Jun 11, 2000: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95250), Ninilchik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the take-off run. Factors associated with the accident were rough/uneven, soft terrain.

## Other reports on N95250 (1)

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

- [Accident 20230912014619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230912014619A), Sep 12, 2023: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95250), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. On 12 September 2023, the pilot flying a taylor craft BC-12D departed lake hood strip (lhd) following an annual inspection and flew to birchwood airport (bcv)…

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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