# Accident 20090608007679A: Tcraft BC12D, Somerville, NJ, June 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2009, 15:45 local time
- Place: Somerville, NJ
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6258° N, 74.6703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6258&lon=-74.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43766, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43766-2021-09-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,203 total, 10 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090608007679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING ROLLOUT FOR RUNWAY 12, AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT AIRPLANE DID NOT RESPOND.  AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, IMPACTING A PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINER, THEN A CESSNA CARDINAL, N34251, WITH THE RIGHT WING STRUT, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING STRUT AND DEFLECTING THE WIND SPAR ATTACHMENT FITTING.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FORWARD CLEVIS FITTING AND ATTACHING HARDWARE WERE MISSING FROM THE LEFT HAND TAIL WHEEL CENTERING SPRING.

## 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 ERA09CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA336), Jun 8, 2009: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43766), Somerville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during the landing roll due to the separation of the tailwheel centering spring for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N43766 (2)

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

- [Accident 20190617007309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617007309A), Jun 17, 2019: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43766), Readington, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he was making his third landing to runway 13 and when he touched down the brakes locked up causing the aircraft to flip over on the main…
- [Incident 20090805048211I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090805048211I), Aug 5, 2009: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43766), Somerset, NJ, Minor damage. The pilot was propping the engine in order to fly. The rope that was tieing the tailwheel to the ground stake broke when the engine started. The pilot grabbed…

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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