# Accident 20011020031889A: Tcraft BC12D, Farmville, VA, October 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: Farmville, VA
- Airport: Farmville Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3575° N, 78.4378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3575&lon=-78.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43529, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43529) (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 NYC02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020031889A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA020), Oct 20, 2001: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43529), Farmville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N43529 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860322007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322007419A), Mar 22, 1986: Tcraft BC12D (N43529), Tioga, NY, Substantial damage. The pilot became disorientated and chose to land off airport. The aircraft hit trees during the rollout.

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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