# Incident 20220206002329I: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Talkeetna, AK, February 6, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2022, 13:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96552, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96552) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 65 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220206002329I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ON AT A SNOW COVERED OFF AIRPORT FIELD, THE SOLO PILOT MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE LANDING AREA. DURING FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT REPORTED THE NATURAL LIGHTING HAD CHANGED TO "FLAT" LIGHT.  HE DETERMINED HE MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND AND DID A VERY HARD LANDING.   ONCE TOUCHING DOWN, BOTH SKI GEAR COLLAPSED, LEADING TO THE PROPELLER BEING BENT AND THE COWLING SLIGHTLY DENTED. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAUSED BY LANDING.  NO INJURIES TO THE SOLO PILOT, NO FIRE.

## Other reports on N96552 (2)

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

- [Accident 20090418008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090418008969A), Apr 18, 2009: Tcraft BC12D (N96552), Southbridge, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) N96552, a Taylorcraft BC12-D departed runway 2 to the left during takeoff. The aircraft struck a runway light continued into the grass with the propeller…
- [Incident 19810525040259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525040259I), May 25, 1981: Tcraft BC12D (N96552), North Hatfield, MA, Minor damage. Malfunction of magneto during approach for touch and go. Aborted takeoff late. Overran end and nosed 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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