# Accident 20110904020169A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Lancaster, CA, September 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2011, 08:56 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General Wm J Fox Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5744° N, 118.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5744&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43220, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43220) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 total, 150 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA432) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110904020169A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/04/2011, WHILE PERFORMING TRAINING AT WJF, N43220 IMPACTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT. THE MAIN GEAR FAILED DUE TO A HARD LANDING. NO INJURIES WERE NOTED.

## 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 WPR11CA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA432), Sep 4, 2011: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43220), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate flare resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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