# Accident 20050416006639A: Tcraft BC12D, Denver, CO, April 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2005, 12:38 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5722° N, 104.8597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5722&lon=-104.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39230, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39230) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,527 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050416006639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 16, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1238 MDT, N39230 A TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D GROUND LOOPED AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 28 AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA). THE PILOT IN COMMAND, SOLE OCCUPANT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, WITH AIRPLANE SEL/MEL AND INSTRUMENT RATING WAS NOT INJURED. WEATHER AT 1753Z WAS 0804KT 10SM FEW 050 SCT 220 13/03 AT3020. THE PILOT STATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE WIND SHIFTED TO A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND AND CONTROL WAS LOST. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE RIGHT WING SPAR BROKE OUTBOARD OF STRUT ATTACH POINTS, RUDDER TIP, PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING.

## 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 DEN05LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA069), Apr 16, 2005: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39230), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing factors were crosswind weather conditions and a lack of…

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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