# Accident 20000716036639A: Tcraft BC12D, Dowagiac, MI, July 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Airport: Dowagiac Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9929° N, 86.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOWAGIAC MUNI (C91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9929&lon=-86.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5080M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5080M-2013-01-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716036639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING AND ON THE ROLL-OUT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY WENT INTO A NOSE DOWN FLIP. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IT'S NOSE AND LANDED ON IT'S TOP. LANDING STRIP WAS A GRASS FIELD WELL MOWED. GRASS SHOWED SIGNS OF WHEEL SLIDING UNTIL IT HIT DRY DIRT AT THE POINT OF AIRCRAFT FLIPPING. UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, IN THE UPSIDE DOWN POSITION, THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING. OWNER STATED THAT AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED RIGHT SIDE UP AND TOWED A LITTLE WAYS THE BRAKES WERE FREE AND STAYED FREE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5080M (1)

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

- [Accident 20110813020529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813020529A), Aug 13, 2011: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5080M), West Liberty, KY, Substantial damage. Aircraft landing runway 25 at 9I3, had too much speed, landed long, was unable to stop prior to end of runway. Pilot initiated ground loop at which point he…

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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