# Accident 20191013023229A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Goddard, KS, October 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2019, 14:20 local time
- Place: Goddard, KS
- Airport: Eck Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6925° N, 97.5436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6925&lon=-97.5436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96709, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96709) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 812 total, 55 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191013023229A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OBTAINED LOCAL AUTOMATED WEATHER REPORT FROM ICT (WICHITA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AIRPORT, WICHITA, KS) PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, INDICATING CLEAR SKIES, LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS, AND TEMPERATURE 69F.  ECK FIELD WINDSOCK INDICATED WINDS AT 7-10 MPH OUT OF THE SSE.  THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY WITH ONE PASSENGER, CONDUCTED A NORMAL RUN-UP AND THEN ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER FOR THE TAKEOFF RUN.  THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AT A NORMALLY EXPERIENCED DISTANCE.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT CORRECTED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.  AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT BECOME MUSHY AND NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED WAS DECREASING.  THE PILOT THEN LOWERED THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE TO REGAIN AIRSPEED AND CONTROLLABILITY, BUT THE MUSHINESS CONTINUED EVEN AFTER LOWERING THE NOSE EVEN FURTHER.  THE PILOT KEPT THE WINGS LEVEL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN THE SOFT FIELD DIRECTLY OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP.  THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSOCK HAD SWITCHED DIRECTIONS AND WAS INDICATING 7-10 MPH WINDS OUT OF THE NNE AFTER THE INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES, BUT THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT WILL BE COUNSELED ON OPERATING NEAR THE LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT'S CAPABILITY.

## 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 GAA20CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA015), Oct 13, 2019: Taylorcraft BC12 (N96709), Goddard, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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