# Accident 20020402009249A: Tcraft BC12D, Pomona Park, FL, April 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Pomona Park, FL
- Airport: Pomona Landing Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5022° N, 81.5783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5022&lon=-81.5783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43615 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020402009249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN TAIL WHEEL LIFTED OFF GROUND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH OPEN AIRCRAFT NUMBER. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY FAA DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA02LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA076), Apr 2, 2002: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43615), Crescent City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Tfhe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during takeoff roll, resulting in an excursion off the left side of the runway and collision with an adjacent hangar.

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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