# Incident 20111115025869I: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Chimacum, WA, November 15, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chimacum, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0109° N, 122.7688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chimacum, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0109&lon=-122.7688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44025, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44025) (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: 788 total, 590 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111115025869I

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEPARTING A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY TO THE NORTH, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD JUST PAST THE DEPARTURE END.  DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO FENCEPOSTS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND AND LOWER RIGHT TAIL BRACE.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE PILOT REPORTED GENERALLY CALM WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

## Other reports on N44025 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830401014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401014119A), Apr 1, 1983: Tcraft BC12D (N44025), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to collide with parked airplane during taxi. Pilot was setting altimeter.

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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