# Accident 20110828027239A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Point, TX, August 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Point, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0499° N, 95.5007° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0499&lon=-95.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8617, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8617-2013-05-23) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA688](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA688) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110828027239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP FROM A 1.5 HOUR RECREATIONAL FLIGHT.  HE WAS IN A MIDFIELD CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND POSITION AT 150' AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN THE FIELD THE GRASS STRIP WAS LOCATED IN.  PILOT STATED THAT HE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT FIVE FEET OFF OF THE GROUND.  UPON IMPACT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE LEFT WING DUG INTO THE GROUND REUSLTING IN THE LEFT WING SPAR FRACTURE.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION.

## 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 CEN11LA688](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA688), Aug 28, 2011: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N8617), Berryville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during a forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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