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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Readington, NJ · June 17, 2019

Date: June 17, 2019 · 16:30 local
Place: Readington, NJ
Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N43766
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19LA199
Reported as: Taylorcraft BC12-D
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total100 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N43766Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 7425 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot stated that he was making his third landing to runway 13 and when he touched down the brakes locked up causing the aircraft to flip over on the main gear. The pilot initiated this landing attempt 83 feet to the east of the runway in grass that was estimated to be 3-4 feet tall. After I questioned whether he knew he was landing off of the runway surface he said he was not. The point from when the aircraft was observed to make markings in the grass to where he flipped over was 81 feet. The brakes were tested and it was noted that the right brake was not working and the left brake did work but we were able to move the aircraft with very little effort.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING HIS THIRD LANDING TO RUNWAY 13 AND WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON THE MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT INITIATED THIS LANDING ATTEMPT 83 FEET TO THE EAST OF THE RUNWAY IN GRASS THAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 3-4 FEET TALL. AFTER I QUESTIONED WHETHER HE KNEW HE WAS LANDING OFF OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE HE SAID HE WAS NOT. THE POINT FROM WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE MARKINGS IN THE GRASS TO WHERE HE FLIPPED OVER WAS 81 FEET. THE BRAKES WERE TESTED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING AND THE LEFT BRAKE DID WORK BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA19LA199Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportReadington, NJThe pilot's failure to land on the mowed turf runway, which resulted in the airplane landing in tall grass and subsequently nosing over.Jun 17, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N43766 · 2

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