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FAA incident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Lyndon, KS · May 29, 2006

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Date
May 29, 2006 · 19:00 local
Place
Lyndon, KS
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N95304
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
663 total86 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N95304Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 9704 · Built 1946Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mishap pilot departed from Private airstrip at residence. Aircraft encountered windshear 300 feet above ground level. Pilot applied full power along with rudder and aileron inputs, and attempted to maintain coordinated flight. Pilot was only able to maintain minimal aircraft control. Pilot indicated that he was faced with the choice of crashing into a wooded area or maneuvering as best he could to an open field. Pilot landed in field causing damage primarily to the propeller and landing gear of the aircraft. There were no injuries. Pilot reported that the engine was operating normally throughout the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MISHAP PILOT DEPARTED FROM PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT RESIDENCE. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER ALONG WITH RUDDER AND AILERON INPUTS, AND ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN COORDINATED FLIGHT. PILOT WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN MINIMAL AIRCRAFT CONTROL. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS FACED WITH THE CHOICE OF CRASHING INTO A WOODED AREA OR MANEUVERING AS BEST HE COULD TO AN OPEN FIELD. PILOT LANDED IN FIELD CAUSING DAMAGE PRIMARILY TO THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT.