# Accident 20050809018249A: Tcraft BC12D85, Wasilla, AK, August 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2005, 20:15 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6333° N, 149.5333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6333&lon=-149.5333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5616M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5616M-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12D-85 (registry code 9230924, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-taylorcraft-bc12d-85) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D85
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050809018249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT RATED AIRMAN AND HIS SON WERE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT NEAR PITMAN ROAD ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF WASILLA ALASKA. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DESCEND FROM ABOUT 3000 FEET TO 900. WHEN THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO RECOVER FROM THE DESCENT THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY FOR CLIMB AND THEN QUIT. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LINED UP ON A ROAD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AS HE APPROACHED THE ROAD THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE WHICH ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 90 DEGREES. THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE AND BROKE THE TAIL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC05LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA118), Aug 9, 2005: Taylorcraft BC12D-85 (N5616M), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an unknown reason while maneuvering, which precipitated an emergency descent and landing, and resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines and trees. A…

## Other reports on N5616M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800927049609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800927049609A), Sep 27, 1980: Tcraft BC12D85 (N5616M), Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on mud flat. Failed to accelerate. Struck ditch on premature liftoff.
- [Accident 19770210002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770210002999A), Feb 10, 1977: Tcraft BC12D85 (N5616M), Wyoming, MN, Substantial damage. Frozen lake. Landing tie struts showed evidence previous damage. Ski equipped.

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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