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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Farmville, VA · October 20, 2001

Date: October 20, 2001 · 15:30 local
Place: Farmville, VA
Airport: Farmville Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N43529
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC02LA020
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D

N43529Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 7188 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The flight instructor was giving training in operation of aircraft with conventional landing gear to private pilot/owner. On take off roll, the flight instructor lost directional control. The aircraft departed the runway, struck a trench, flipped over and came to rest inverted. The flight instructor and owner were not injured. The vertical stabilizer and rudder sustained substantial damage when they struck the ground. The right main landing gear bungee was broken. The lower cowling was torn off the aircraft. The carburetor sheared from the engine and a right strut was bent in.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING TRAINING IN OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR TO PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER. ON TAKE OFF ROLL, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A TRENCH, FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND OWNER WERE NOT INJURED. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THEY STRUCK THE GROUND. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUNGEE WAS BROKEN. THE LOWER COWLING WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CARBURETOR SHEARED FROM THE ENGINE AND A RIGHT STRUT WAS BENT IN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC02LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarmville, VAThe CFI's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff. A factor in the accident was the CFI's decision to conduct the flight from the airplane's right seat, which was not equipped with brakes.Oct 20, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N43529 · 1

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

Accident 19860322007419AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Tioga, NYThe pilot became disorientated and chose to land off airport. The aircraft hit trees during the rollout.Mar 22, 1986 · Substantial damage