20051223029719A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Los Lunas, NM · December 23, 2005

Date: December 23, 2005 · 12:37 local
Place: Los Lunas, NM
Airport: Mid Valley Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N96924
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06CA025
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total20 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N96924Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 9224 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 23, 2005, at 1237 MST, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96924, registered to and operated by the pilot, departed the runway on landing and collided with a ditch at mid valley airpark, Los Lunas, NM, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the passenger sustained serious injuries. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated at mid valley airpark, Los Lunas, NM on December 23, 2005 at 1115 MST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 23, 2005, AT 1237 MST, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D, N96924, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AT MID VALLEY AIRPARK, LOS LUNAS, NM, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MID VALLEY AIRPARK, LOS LUNAS, NM ON DECEMBER 23, 2005 AT 1115 MST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN06CA025Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportLos Lunas, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.Dec 23, 2005 · Minor damage