# Accident 20150812013259A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Pearland, TX, August 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2015, 11:10 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5214° N, 95.2422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5214&lon=-95.2422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95592, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95592-2018-06-04) (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: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150812013259A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 32 AT PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT STUDENT PILOT WHILE FLYING SOLO INADVERTENTLY RETARDED THE MIXTURE LEVER INSTEAD OF THE THROTTLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO QUIT. THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT RESTART ENGINE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 32.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SMALL GROUP OF TREES FOLDING BACK THE RIGHT WING.  THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE REMAINING ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME BUT DAMAGING THE INNER WING SPAR.  RESULTING IN SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN15CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA356), Aug 12, 2015: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95592), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot inadvertently shut off the fuel valve while on the downwind leg, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing short of the runway.

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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