# Accident 20190617007309A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Readington, NJ, June 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Readington, NJ
- Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5828° N, 74.7367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5828&lon=-74.7367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43766, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43766-2021-09-04) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617007309A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA19LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA199), Jun 17, 2019: Taylorcraft BC12 (N43766), Readington, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to land on the mowed turf runway, which resulted in the airplane landing in tall grass and subsequently nosing over.

## Other reports on N43766 (2)

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

- [Incident 20090805048211I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090805048211I), Aug 5, 2009: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43766), Somerset, NJ, Minor damage. The pilot was propping the engine in order to fly. The rope that was tieing the tailwheel to the ground stake broke when the engine started. The pilot grabbed…
- [Accident 20090608007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090608007679A), Jun 8, 2009: Tcraft BC12D (N43766), Somerville, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On landing rollout for runway 12, airplane began to veer to the right. Pilot attempted to correct but airplane did not respond. Aircraft ground looped…

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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