# Accident 20220420005619A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Wasilla, AK, April 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6166° N, 149.6709° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6166&lon=-149.6709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64518, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 331 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220420005619A

## Narrative

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

4/20/2022 PIC MADE DETERMINATION TO MOVE AIRCRAFT N64518 FROM VISNAW LAKE (T66) TO HIS HOME AIRPORT AT TULAKES (6AK8) DUE TO DETERIORATING ICE CONDITIONS.  ALTERNATE LOCAL LOCATIONS WERE SOUGHT OUT BUT NO AVAILABILITY.  PIC SURVEYED SOUTHERN END OF TULAKES AIRPORT (6AK8) PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM VISNAW LAKE (T66).  THIS AIRPORT IS SEPARATED BY W TULAKES AVE.  THE SOUTHERN END OF RUNWAY WAS STILL FROZEN BUT THE LAST 300 FEET WAS VERY SOFT MUD.  PIC NOTED A SNOW BERM THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET HIGH AT W TULAKES AVE THAT CROSSES RUNWAY.  SAFETY OBSERVER WAS PRESENT TO ENSURE NO TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED DURING LANDING APPROACH.  APPROACH WAS STRAIGHT IN AND STABILIZED, AIRSPEED WAS 50 MPH AND AS PIC APPROACHED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT AND POWER WAS PULLED.  PIC ENDED UP 1 FOOT LOW AND WHEELS HIT THE SNOW BERM RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH FORWARD.  ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PITCH UP AND ADD POWER BUT DUE TO THE ALTITUDE OF INITIAL IMPACT WAS UNABLE THUS HITTING NOSE LOW CAUSING PROP AND RIGHT WING DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC22LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA032), Apr 20, 2022: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N64518), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on final approach to landing which resulted in an impact with a snow berm and a nose over.

## Other reports on N64518 (1)

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

- [Accident 20140504005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140504005849A), May 4, 2014: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N64518), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from Tulakes strip in Wasilla. After clearing the tops of the trees, he stated that the aircraft lost lift due to what he described as wind…

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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