# Accident 20120630013641A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Camden, TN, June 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Camden, TN
- Airport: Benton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0094° N, 88.1247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0094&lon=-88.1247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96282, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96282) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 110 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120630013641A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 30, 2012, AT APPROX. 1030L, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N96282, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D AIRCRAFT, THAT LANDED AT BENTON COUNTY AIRPORT, 0M4,  FOR FUEL, ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP HIS AIRCRAFT AFTER FUELING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ENROUTE FROM BARDSTOWN, KY, TO HOUSTON, TX.   ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SET THE CHOCKS UNDER THE WHEELS AND SET THE THROTTLE AT IDLE WITH MAGS OFF. HE PULLED THE PROP THRU, THEN SET THE MAGS TO BOTH, RECHECKED THE THROTTLE, SET AT FULL IDLE, AND SET THE FRICTION LOCK.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PULLED THE PROP ABOUT 5 TIMES, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN WENT BACK TO THE COCKPIT AND SLIGHTLY CRACKED OPEN THE THROTTLE AGAIN AND RESET THE FRICTION LOCK.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROPPED THE ENGINE AGAIN, THE ENGINE DID NOT START,  HE TRIED A SECOND TIME, AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP TO A HIGH RPM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRIED TO RUN AROUND TO THE COCKPIT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS, AND STARTED ROLLING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRIED TO GRAB THE DOOR FRAME, BUT MISSED. HE TRIED TO GRAB ONTO THE HORIZONTAL STAB, BUT GOT KNOCKED DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN IN CIRCLES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING TOWARDS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N3073W, THAT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT IMPACTED N3073W ON THE LEFT WING TIP CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AND AILERON ON N3073W. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGAIN MADE A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS TO GRAB ONTO THE HORIZONTAL STAB OF HIS AIRCRAFT AS THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG BY.  IN HIS FINAL ATTEMPTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENDED UP SITTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STAB. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BEND AND TWIST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DRAGGED HIS FEET ON THE GROUND, WHICH STRAIGHTENED THE AIRCRAFT UP. THE AIRCRAFT MADE 2 MORE CIRCLES AND CAME TO REST ON THE TAXI WAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ YELLED FOR HELP. THE AIRPORT MANAGER CAME TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AID. THEY WERE ABLE TO SHUT DOWN AND SECURE THE AIRCRAFT AND PARK IT BACK ON THE RAMP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF HIS INJURIES.

## 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 ERA12CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA430), Jun 30, 2012: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96282), Camden, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.

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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