20021117033699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Concordtownship, MI · November 17, 2002

Date: November 17, 2002
Place: Concordtownship, MI
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5066M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03CA022
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D
Fatal injuries: 0

N5066MRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2013 · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 10366 · 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) While spotting deer for a friend, Mr. Anderson had been flying rectanular pattern over corn field at 300-400 ft altitude. When attempting to make left hand turn, aircraft entered spin, left wing down. Mr. Anderson applied full right rudder and pushed nose of aircraft over. Aircraft exited spin, but Mr. Anderson did not have sufficient altitude to avoid hitting the ground. Aircraft crash-landed in a field of scrub oak.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE SPOTTING DEER FOR A FRIEND, MR. ANDERSON HAD BEEN FLYING RECTANULAR PATTERN OVER CORN FIELD AT 300-400 FT ALTITUDE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN, AIRCRAFT ENTERED SPIN, LEFT WING DOWN. MR. ANDERSON APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND PUSHED NOSE OF AIRCRAFT OVER. AIRCRAFT EXITED SPIN, BUT MR. ANDERSON DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO AVOID HITTING THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CRASH-LANDED IN A FIELD OF SCRUB OAK.

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 CHI03CA022Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlbion, MIA failure by the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the resulting stall/spin, the relatively low altitude and the soft terrain encountered.Nov 17, 2002 · Substantial damage