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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Libby, MT · August 16, 2015

Date
August 16, 2015 · 20:00 local
Place
Libby, MT
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N43616
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15LA246
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
2,136 total28 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated that the left brake was locked on landing causing the aircraft to groundloop to the left. Collapsed the right gear, right wing struck the surface and bent the spar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED ON LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUNDLOOP TO THE LEFT. COLLAPSED THE RIGHT GEAR, RIGHT WING STRUCK THE SURFACE AND BENT THE SPAR.

NTSB investigation

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