# Accident 20201230017459A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Topping, VA, December 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: Topping, VA
- Airport: Hummel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6025° N, 76.4467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6025&lon=-76.4467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96540, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96540) (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 A75-8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,970 total, 2,554 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201230017459A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN MADE LANDING IN GRASSY AREA PARALLEL TO W75 RUNWAY 01. LOST CONTROL AND VEERED LEFT ONTO RUNWAY UPSETTING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS NOSE AND SKIDDING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ERA21LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA096), Dec 30, 2020: Taylorcraft BC12 (N96540), Topping, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, with resulted in a ground loop and subsequent 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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