# Accident 20060402031229A: Tcraft BC12D, Warrenton, VA, April 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5861° N, 77.7106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5861&lon=-77.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43497, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43497) (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 A658F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060402031229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EVIDENCE SUPPORTS A HARD LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO PILOT SIDE (LEFT) MAIN GEAR AND LOSS OF CONTROL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY A 70 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY EDGE, TRAVELING ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 284 FEET AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY EDGE, ENTERING AND CROSSING A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED FORWARD AFTER CROSSING THE DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND, SEVERELY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER.

## 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 NYC06CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA087), Apr 2, 2006: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43497), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the gusting winds.

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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