# Accident 20131104020699A: Taylorcraft BC-65, Fallston, MD, November 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fallston, MD
- Airport: Fallston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5205° N, 76.4205° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5205&lon=-76.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52CW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131104020699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED W42 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830HRS WITH HIS LUSCOMBE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED AT 0W3 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900HRS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A MAINTENANCE RELOCATION FLIGHT.  PILOT THEN DEPARTED 0W3 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 WITH HIS TAYLORCRAFT (N52CW) AND RETURNED TO W42. WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 HE NOTED THAT A TRUCK WAS ON THE RUNWAY PERFORMING ASPHALT REPAIRS. WINDS WERE  AT 3-5 AND FAVORING RUNWAY 04. HE CONTINUED THE LANDING SEQUENCE FOR RUNWAY 22. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DURING ROLL OUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE CAB OF THE TRUCK BEING UTILIZED FOR THE RUNWAY REPAIR. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND AT IDLE POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE PERSON PERFORMING THE RUNWAY REPAIRS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF A BROKEN SPAR ON THE LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET INBOARD FROM THE TIP, AND ASSOCIATED TEARS IN THE FABRIC COVERING.

## 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 ERA14CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA039), Nov 4, 2013: Taylorcraft BC 65 (N52CW), Fallston, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in collision with equipment off the side of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's intentional landing…

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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