# Incident 20160427010669I: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Nikiski, AK, April 27, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Nikiski, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6903° N, 151.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nikiski, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6903&lon=-151.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43387, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43387-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 597 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160427010669I

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE FROM SOLDOTNA TO PORT ALSWORTH, AK, STOPPED FOR A BREAK NEAR ENTRANCE TO LAKE CLARK PASS.  WHILE TAXIING TO PREPARE FOR TAKE OFF, LEFT GEAR LEG BROKE WITH PROPELLER STRIKE AND LEFT WINGTIP IMPACT OF GROUND.

## Other reports on N43387 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930528016369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528016369A), May 28, 1993: Tcraft BC12D (N43387), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty surface wind. Improper recovery attempts resulted in nose over.

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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