# Incident 20020825024689I: Tcraft BC12D1, Newington, NH, August 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Newington, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1001° N, 70.8337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newington, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1001&lon=-70.8337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44444, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44444) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825024689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A VERY LOW APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY BECAUSE OF THE FLOATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TAYLORCRAFT WHILE FLARING ON A SHORT RUNWAY. THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE ALLOWING THE TAILWHEEL TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SOFT MUD ON THE MARSH LOCATED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE DRAG CAUSED BY THE TAILWHEEL IN THE MUD CAUSED THE MAIN WHEELS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE MUD. AT A VERY LOW AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE ONLY DAMAGE NOTED WAS A SLIGHT OILCANNING OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE COWLING. THE PILOT WAS UNHURT. MR. DUNN ADMITTED THAT HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TOO LOW AND SLOW AND THAT HE HAS NEVER HAD A PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## Other reports on N44444 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760922029949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760922029949A), Sep 22, 1976: Tcraft BC12D1 (N44444), Norridgewock, ME, Substantial damage. Undershot runway,landed in gulley 100 feet below runway elevation. No aircraft or engine failure.

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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