# Accident 20130810014439A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Independence, OR, August 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2013, 10:15 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8667° N, 123.1981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8667&lon=-123.1981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96037, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96037) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 150 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130810014439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 16 AT 7S5

( INDEPENDENCE STATE AIRPORT, INDEPENDENCE, OR).

PILOT AND WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT STATES HE APPLIED BRAKES JUST AS THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL DROPPED OFF THE PAVEMENT INTO LOOSE SOD AND GRAVEL.  THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND PITCHED ONTO THE NOSE AND FLIPPED OVER FORWARD COMING TO REST INVERTED.  PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER SPINNER, PROPELLER, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND LEFT WINGTIP.

THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD ROOM TO SALVAGE THE LANDING USING DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING RATHER THAN ADDING POWER BUT HE DID NOT.  HE SAID HE MADE AN ERROR IN JUDGEMENT.

## 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 WPR13CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA365), Aug 10, 2013: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96037), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare with a crosswind condition, and unsuccessful attempt to correct a bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.

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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