# Accident 20050629015069A: Tcraft BC12D, Marble, CO, June 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2005, 13:50 local time
- Place: Marble, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0825° N, 107.2258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0825&lon=-107.2258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44269, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44269-2014-10-09) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 92 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050629015069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLO OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE MARBLE CANYON AIRSTRIP IN MARBLE COLORADO. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE PILOT WAS HIGH AND LONG. TRACK MARKS IN THE GRASS INDICATE THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND LESS THAN 50 YARDS FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT STRUCK THE TOPS OF TWO 15 FOOT TREES APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED ON GUNISON COUNTY RD 3 IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ASPEN WIND WAS VARIABLE AT 5KTS. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LOGS MADE AVAILABLE TO NTSB. COPIES OF THIS INFORMATION HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE NTSB.

## 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 DEN05FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA101), Jun 29, 2005: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44269), Marble, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to perform a go-around, and failure to maintain clearance from terrain and obstacles during a go-around. Factors contributing to the accident include the pilot's 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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