# Accident 20010415039789A: Tcraft BC12D, Talkeetna, AK, April 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2001, 17:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3206° N, 150.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3206&lon=-150.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43143, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43143) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010415039789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. LEE WAS ACTING IN THE CAPACITY OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. HE STATES HE WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WITH THE STUDENT TO RUNWAY 18 AT TALKEETNA. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. MR. LEE STATES THAT THE AIRPLANE DOES NOT HAVE BRAKES INSTALLED AT THE RIGHT SEAT PORTION OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA082), Apr 16, 2001: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43143), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's lack of adequate supervision of the training flight, and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll out. Factors on the accident were the lack of brake…

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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