20121217028729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Winchester, VA · December 17, 2012

Date
December 17, 2012 · 16:13 local
Place
Winchester, VA
Airport
Winchester Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N96323
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Reported engine
Continental A&C65-8 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,684 total300 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 17, 2012, at approximately 1615 local time, N96323 departed runway 14 at Winchester municipal airport (kokv). privacy data omitted Was the PIC and sole occupant of the aircraft and was conducting a flight for pleasure. Shortly after takeoff, at approximately 500 feet AGL N96323 lost engine power. privacy data omitted Described the loss of power as abrupt and that the engine did not sputter.

privacy data omitted Made a forced landing in a farm field to the southeast of the airport approximately 1 mile away.

A maintenance inspection subsequent to the incident revealed the carburetor had debris in the inlet and the bowl and the screws to the carburetor bowl were loose.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 17, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 LOCAL TIME, N96323 DEPARTED RUNWAY 14 AT WINCHESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KOKV). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT FOR PLEASURE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL N96323 LOST ENGINE POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESCRIBED THE LOSS OF POWER AS ABRUPT AND THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT SPUTTER.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FARM FIELD TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AWAY.

A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION SUBSEQUENT TO THE INCIDENT REVEALED THE CARBURETOR HAD DEBRIS IN THE INLET AND THE BOWL AND THE SCREWS TO THE CARBURETOR BOWL WERE LOOSE.