# Accident 20090828017839A: Tcraft BC12D, Madras, OR, August 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2009, 13:45 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Airport: Madras Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4836° N, 120.9158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4836&lon=-120.9158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95333, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95333-2018-10-18) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA425) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090828017839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT MADRAS AND ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS WHICH FORCED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTING A FENCE.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS DAMAGE TO THE WING SKIN AND A RIB.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE.

## 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 WPR09CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA425), Aug 28, 2009: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95333), Madras, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

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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