# Accident 20120627012799A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Paulden, AZ, June 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Paulden, AZ
- Airport: Paulden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9100° N, 112.5339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9100&lon=-112.5339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43087, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43087) (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 A65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120627012799A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 27, 2012 INSPECTORS, JEFFREY A MILLER, BRIAN LOVE, AND SEAN MAYERCEK FROM THE SCOTTSDALE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 1946 BC12-D, TAYLORCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 9887, N43087 AT THE BIG SPRINGS AIRPORT, PAULDEN, AZ. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD INSPECTOR MAYERCEK THAT HE WAS TAKING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR A FLIGHT THAT MORNING. (N43087 IS A TWO-PLACE AIRCRAFT, SO EACH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD TO BE FLOWN ON INDIVIDUAL FLIGHTS) THE FIRST FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AND WAS UNEVENTFUL.ON THE SECOND FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AFTER THE BOUNCE IT WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. DESPITE THE APPLICATION OF FULL RIGHT RUDDER THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE FENCE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE TAIL-WHEEL TENDED TO DISCONNECT FROM THE STEERING MECHANISM WITH STRONG INPUTS FROM THE RUDDER PEDAL. HE FELT THAT THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED ON THE BOUNCE AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE UNCONTROLLED NATURE OF THE TURN.WHEN ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPEATED THAT THE TAIL-WHEEL SOMETIMES CAME UNLOCKED FROM THE STEERING MECHANISM WHEN STRONG RUDDER INPUTS OCCURRED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THEN ASKED ABOUT THE WEATHER. HE STATED THAT THE SKY WAS CLEAR AND THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM. THE WEATHER AT PRESCOTT LOVE FIELD (KPRC) WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES FROM AZ27 REPORTED A VISIBILITY OF 10 MILES, CLEAR SKIES, AND THAT THE WIND WAS VARIABLE AT 4 MPH. HOWEVER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE WIND "DID STRANGE THINGS" EVEN WHEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT A POINT ON THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS ADJACENT TO SOME BUILDINGS NEAR RUNWAY. HE FELT THAT THIS PHENOMENON MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.-RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE -RIGHT WING TIP-WRINKLING UNDER THE RIGHT WING LIFT STRUT-RIGHT AILERON  OUTBOARD HINGE LOOSE ON AFT WING SPAR ATTACH POINT-LEFT WING FABRIC IS TORN AND EXHIBITS RIB AND MAIN SPAR DAMAGE.-LEFT WING TIP EXHIBITS SPAR AND RIB DAMAGE-LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON HINGE ATTACH LOOSE ON AFT WING SPAR.-LEFT AILERON IS COMPRESSED AGAINST THE TRAILING EDGE OF WING.-PROPELLER EXHIBITS A PROPELLER STRIKE WITH SPLINTERING AND TIP DAMAGE.-THE RUDDER EXHIBITED MAJOR DAMAGE AND WAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS DAMAGE WAS CAUSED DURING THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR12CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA287), Jun 27, 2012: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43087), Paulden, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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