# Accident 20141207020849A: Taylorcraft BL-65, Everett, WA, December 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2014, 14:45 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Paine Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1189° N, 122.2814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1189&lon=-122.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27580, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27580) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BL-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total, 254 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141207020849A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16L AT PAE, TOUCH DOWN OK, AT ABOUT 30MPH STARTED TO TAP BRAKES BEFORE TAIL WHEEL WAS ON GROUND, AIRCRAFT TURNED, CAME OFF RUNWAY ONTO GRASS HITTING RUNWAY LIGHT, MOVED ACROSS GRASS ON TO TAXI WAY, ATTEMPT TO REGAIN RUDDER AURTHORITY, HIT FIRST HANGER WITH LEFT WING, SWUNG OUT RIGHT  AND THEN TURNED SHARP LEFT HITTING ANOTHER HANGER WITH RIGHT WING, TURNED AIRCRAFT A LITTLE RIGHT, PROP STUCK HANGER AND BOUNCED BACK COMING TO STOP

## 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 WPR15CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA056), Dec 7, 2014: Taylorcraft BL 65 (N27580), Everett, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in a runway excursion and collision with hangars.

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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