# Accident 20050702034319A: Tcraft BC12D, Palmyra, WI, July 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2005, 08:56 local time
- Place: Palmyra, WI
- Airport: Palmyra Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8836° N, 88.5975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8836&lon=-88.5975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95145, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95145) (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: 4,400 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702034319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2 JULY 2005, AT 0856 CDT, A TAYLORCRAFT, BC-12D, N95145, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT PALMYRA, WI (88C), LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GROUND LOOPED, NOSED OVER, AND ENDED UP INVERTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT WAS DONE IN VMC AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI05CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA167), Jul 2, 2005: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95145), Palmyra, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control by the dual student and delayed remedial action by the flight instructor resulting in the airplane nosing 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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