# Incident 20120516008839I: Taylorcraft L-2A, Fort Leavenwort, KS, May 16, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2012, 11:15 local time
- Place: Fort Leavenwort, KS
- Airport: Sherman Army Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3676° N, 94.9143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHERMAN AAF (FLV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3676&lon=-94.9143&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48867, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48867) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft L-2A (registry code 8850410, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-l-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT L-2A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,110 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120516008839I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER AT ABOUT 300 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34.  HE TURNED RIGHT 180 DEGREES WITH THE INTENTION TO LAND IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.  HAVING ACCOMPLISHED THE TURN, BUT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY INSTEAD OF THE GRASS.  THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND LANDED HARD FROM ABOUT 2 FEET IN THE AIR, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTING THE HARD SURFACE OFF THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST FACING NORTH.

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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