# Accident 20150512007839A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Inverness, FL, May 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2015, 07:30 local time
- Place: Inverness, FL
- Airport: Inverness
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8036° N, 82.3183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8036&lon=-82.3183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43715, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43715-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 45 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150512007839A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 12, 2015, AT APPROX 1130Z, THE PILOT OF THE TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D, N43715, REGISTERED TO "CARPENTER PAUL E", WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AS A RESULT OF A FAILURE IN THE TAILWHEEL CONFIGURATION, WHILE READYING THE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF DURING THE 3RD TOUCH AND GO AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY IDENTIFIER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN WORK (TOUCH AND GO'S) AT INVERNESS, FL ON MAY 12, 2015, AT APPROX 1120Z. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 ERA15LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA214), May 12, 2015: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N43715), Inverness, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A disconnection of the tailwheel steering mechanism during landing, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of directional control.

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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