# Accident 20090531047409A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Nome, AK, May 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5122° N, 165.4453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5122&lon=-165.4453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94995, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94995) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090531047409A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC09CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA049), Jun 1, 2009: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N94995), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area.

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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