20090531047409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Nome, AK · May 31, 2009

Date
May 31, 2009 · 16:00 local
Place
Nome, AK
Airport
Nome Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94995
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC09CA049
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total400 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Ptrs# AL01200902517 NTSB#ANC09CA049PILOT overshot a landing to a 400' upsloping unimproved landing strip. The opposite end of the strip dropped off vertically to the ocean. The pilot applied maximum braking to avoid going over a cliff resulting in the aircraft flipping over causing damage to the lift struts, propeller, vertical stabilizer and rudder. No persons on board. No property damage.

As the FAA filed it

PTRS# AL01200902517 NTSB#ANC09CA049PILOT OVERSHOT A LANDING TO A 400' UPSLOPING UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIP.THE OPPOSITE END OF THE STRIP DROPPED OFF VERTICALLY TO THE OCEAN. THE PILOT APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING TO AVOID GOING OVER A CLIFF RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LIFT STRUTS, PROPELLER, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.NO PERSONS ON BOARD.NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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