# Accident 20220513006869A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Belle Vernon, PA, May 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2022, 10:45 local time
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44057, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44057) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 5 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220513006869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED WINDS WERE CALM WHEN HE TOOK OFF FROM FWQ.  FLIGHT DURATION WAS NINE-TENTHS OF AN HOUR.  ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 08, THE PILOT STATED HE FELT HE FLARED HIGH, BUT HE DECIDED TO WAIT FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE.  HE LANDED ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL TAXIWAY LIGHTS, A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND PARTS OF THE VASI SYSTEM.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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