# Accident 20010901023629A: Tcraft BC12D, Winston, OR, September 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2001, 18:20 local time
- Place: Winston, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0510° N, 123.5005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0510&lon=-123.5005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95223, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95223) (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 SEA01LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901023629A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2001, ABOUT 1820 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D, N95223, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING THE CLIMB OUT FROM AN OPEN PASTURE LOCATED ABOUT SEVEN MILES SOUTHWEST OF WINSTON, OR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM ONE FIELD TO ANOTHER IN ORDER FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO BE CLOSER TO HIS RESIDENCE IN PREPARATION FOR UPCOMING MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE WITH A TAILWIND. SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, IT DROPPED IN ALTITUDE AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ON A FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING BOTH WINGS AND COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                                                       (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 AT 1820 PDT, N95223, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO KEITH A. GRAHAM, AND OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91 BY HIS BROTHER CALVIN W. GRAHAM, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AFTER IT STRUCK A WIRE FENCE APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM IT'S INITIAL TAKE OFF POINT ON A COUGAR RIDGE RANCH MEADOW. AT ABOUT 700 FEET INTO ITS INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CLIPPED A WIRE FENCE. THEN, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FARTHER DOWNWIND ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AFTER THE TAIL LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SECOND WIRE FENCE LOCATED ACROSS THE FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS BEING RELOCATED FROM ROSEBURG, OR, FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES, SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE LANDING GEARS. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, PRIOR TO TAKE OFF, THE WINDS IN THE AREA WERE "SWIRLING", WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD ACTUALLY PERFORMED A DOWNWIND TAKE OFF.

## 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 SEA01LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA164), Sep 2, 2001: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95223), Winston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence during the initial takeoff. A fence was a factor.

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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