# Accident 20031208033749A: Tcraft BC12D, Anchorage, AK, December 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2003, 08:56 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1894° N, 149.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1894&lon=-149.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44047, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44047) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200-A (registry code 17191, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,027 total, 1,228 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031208033749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 31 AT Z41 IN MORE THAN 1 FOOT OF SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ABRUPTLY NOSING OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED BUT SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED.

## 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 ANC04LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA013), Dec 8, 2003: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44047), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged altitude during final approach, which resulted in an undershot landing, and subsequent nose over.

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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