# Accident 20090418008969A: Tcraft BC12D, Southbridge, MA, April 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2009
- Place: Southbridge, MA
- Airport: Southbridge Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0804° N, 72.0301° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0804&lon=-72.0301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96552, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96552) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090418008969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N96552, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D DEPARTED RUNWAY 2 TO THE LEFT DURING TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS WITH THE PROPELLER CONTACTING THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION WITH NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE AND PROPELLER.  WEATHER: KORH, 04/18/2009 AT 1354L WINDS: 300 AT 11 KNOTS, VISIBILITY: 10 STATUTE MILES, CEILING: FEW CLOUDS 6000 FEET/SCATTERED CLOUDS 10,000 FEET, TEMPERATURE: 17 DEGREES, DEW POINT: 02 DEGREES.  KORH, 04/18/2009 AT 1254L WINDS: 290 AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS, VISIBILITY: 10 STATUTE MILES, CEILING: FEW CLOUDS 6000 FEET/SCATTERED CLOUDS 10,000 FEET, TEMPERATURE: 17 DEGREES, DEW POINT: 02 DEGREES.  THE CROSSWIND ACTING UPON THE AIRCRAFT IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 80 AND 90 DEGREES FROM RUNWAY HEADING BASED UPON THE WEATHER OBSERVED AT KORH.

## 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 ERA09CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA251), Apr 18, 2009: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96552), Southbridge, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N96552 (2)

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

- [Incident 20220206002329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220206002329I), Feb 6, 2022: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96552), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. During landing on at a snow covered off airport field, the solo pilot made several passes over the landing area. During final approach the pilot reported the…
- [Incident 19810525040259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525040259I), May 25, 1981: Tcraft BC12D (N96552), North Hatfield, MA, Minor damage. Malfunction of magneto during approach for touch and go. Aborted takeoff late. Overran end and nosed over.

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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