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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12D · Joplin, MO · July 13, 2009

Date
July 13, 2009 · 20:45 local
Place
Joplin, MO
Airport
Joplin Regional
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N96660
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA436
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,025 total382 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Taylorcraft N96660 was cleared to land on runway 18 at jln. The traffic controller observed the Taylorcraft making a very slow and low approach to runway 18. The controller also observed the aircraft make contact with the runway several times during the landing followed by "fish tailing" down the runway. The aircraft was last observed making a severe swerve to the left and then to the right, at which time the aircraft left the runway and immediately overturned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TAYLORCRAFT N96660 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 AT JLN. THE TRAFFIC CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE TAYLORCRAFT MAKING A VERY SLOW AND LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18. THE CONTROLLER ALSO OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE LANDING FOLLOWED BY "FISH TAILING" DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST OBSERVED MAKING A SEVERE SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND IMMEDIATELY OVERTURNED.

NTSB investigation

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