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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Hartford, WI · February 8, 2014

Date: February 8, 2014 · 10:15 local
Place: Hartford, WI
Airport: Hartford Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N43955
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14CA132
Reported as: Taylorcraft BC12-D
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 990 total950 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N43955Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 7614 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Saturday February 8, 2014 at Hartford, WI pilot departed runway 36. The Taylorcraft fitted with skis was departing from a non-paved portion of the runway. The aircraft hit a snowbank, which elevated the plane into the air, but when the pilot tried to level out, the plane dropped down and hit the snowbank across the paved runway area and then flipped over on it back. The pilot and passenger were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2014 AT HARTFORD, WI PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36. THE TAYLORCRAFT FITTED WITH SKIS WAS DEPARTING FROM A NON-PAVED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOWBANK, WHICH ELEVATED THE PLANE INTO THE AIR, BUT WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO LEVEL OUT, THE PLANE DROPPED DOWN AND HIT THE SNOWBANK ACROSS THE PAVED RUNWAY AREA AND THEN FLIPPED OVER ON IT BACK. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHartford, WIThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to inspect the runway before departure.Feb 8, 2014 · Substantial damage