# Incident 20090805048211I: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Somerset, NJ, August 5, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Somerset, NJ
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6260° N, 74.6700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOMERSET (SMQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6260&lon=-74.6700&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: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,205 total, 12 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090805048211I

## Narrative

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

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 THE WING STRUT TO HOLD THE AIRCRAFT FROM MOVING.  THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED AND TURNED INTO THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS PARKED ON THE TIEDOWN NEXT TO HIM.  THE OPERATING PROPELLER STRUCK THE WING OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT  AND THE RIGHT WING OF THE OPERATING AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE STATIONARY PROPELLER OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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…
- [Accident 20090608007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090608007679A), Jun 8, 2009: Tcraft BC12D (N43766), Somerville, NJ, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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