# Accident 20120515009149A: Taylorcraft BC-12D, Marion, AR, May 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2012, 14:50 local time
- Place: Marion, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2750° N, 90.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2750&lon=-90.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43635, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43635-2023-02-04) (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 BC-12D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 21 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120515009149A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 15, 2012, AT 14:50 CDT A TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D, N43635 IMPACTED A SOYBEAN FIELD WHILE CONDUCTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF MARION, ARKANSAS.  THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TURNED STEEPLY BACK TOWARD A SOYBEAN FIELD TO LAND.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT FAILED TO GET THE WINGS LEVEL BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND, RESULTING IN BOTH WING TIPS CONTACTING THE GROUND DUE TO THE AIRPLANE ROLLING LEFT AND RIGHT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL BROKE OFF.  THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PARTS 61/91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, AT THE GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN AIRPORT (M01) AT 14:30 CDT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 CEN12LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA306), May 15, 2012: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43635), Marion, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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