# Incident 20200813012579I: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Ekwok, AK, August 13, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2020, 23:30 local time
- Place: Ekwok, AK
- Airport: Ekwok
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3568° N, 157.4711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EKWOK (KEK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3568&lon=-157.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95068, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95068-2022-09-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200813012579I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON DIRT/GRAVEL RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF TO RIGHT SIDE, MLG COLLAPSED.

PILOT CLAIMS MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE DUE TO STRUCTURAL FAILURE, OXIDATION AT WELD.

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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