# Accident 20150816013599A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Libby, MT, August 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2015, 20:00 local time
- Place: Libby, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2839° N, 115.4903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2839&lon=-115.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43616, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43616) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,136 total, 28 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150816013599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR15LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA246), Aug 17, 2015: Taylorcraft BC12 D (N43616), Libby, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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