# Accident 20101213053879A: Taylorcraft BC12-65, College Place, WA, December 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: College Place, WA
- Airport: Martin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0503° N, 118.4086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0503&lon=-118.4086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36041, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36041-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 165 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101213053879A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT MARTIN FIELD IN COLLEGE PLACE, WA.  THE WINDS AT TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTUTUDE CAUSED HIM TO OVER FLY THE NORMAL ROUTE HE USED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT MARTIN FIELD.  WHEN HE TURNED FINAL THE SUN WAS LOW ON THE HORIZON AND DIRECTLY IN HIS EYES.  HE WAS MOMENTARILY BLINDED BY THE SUN.  HE STRUCK A HEDGE OF TREES THAT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE.  THE COLLISION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR11LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA076), Dec 13, 2010: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (N36041), College Place, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the landing when he lost sight of the runway due to sun glare, and his inadequate compensation for the crosswind.

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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