# Accident 20051026033229A: Tcraft BC12D, St Marys, KS, October 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: St Marys, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2222° N, 96.0553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2222&lon=-96.0553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39216, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39216) (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 A758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,695 total, 208 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051026033229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS UNDERGOING A FLIGHT REVIEW AS REQUIRED BY 14 CFR 61.56. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TOWARD THE RUNWAY EDGE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SHORT VERTICAL PIPE THAT WAS OBSTRUCTED FROM VIEW BY GRASS. AFTER IMPACTING THE PIPE, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED ABOUT ITS LATERAL AXIS COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 CHI06LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA086), Oct 26, 2005: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39216), St Marys, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during the landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. A factor was the standpipe the airplane impacted when the…

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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