# Accident 20220603009509A: Taylorcraft BC12-D1, Pittsboro, NC, June 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pittsboro, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6905° N, 79.2565° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6905&lon=-79.2565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44374, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44374) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (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-D1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR AC65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 8 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220603009509A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 6, 2022, A TAYLORCRAFT WITH THE REGISTRATION NUMBER OF^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A STUDENT PILOT THAT WAS BEING PREPARED FOR A CHECKRIDE BY INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM SANFORD (KTTA) TO THE NORTHWEST PRACTICE AREA WHERE THEY PERFORMED MANEUVERS AND A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER THE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, THE STUDENT PILOT TRANSFERRED FUEL FROM THE WING TANK INTO THE MAIN TANK. ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT PRODUCING POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR TALKED THE STUDENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND CONDUCTED THE CHECKLIST ITEMS WHILE THE STUDENT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT. THEY LINED UP FOR A GRASS FIELD BUT AFTER CROSSING THE TREES THEY FELT THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE SO THEY TURNED 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND LANDED IN THE WHEAT THAT WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE GRASS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THEY DECELERATED QUICKLY AND CAUGHT A RUT IN THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF FLIPPING OVER.

## 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 ERA22LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA258), Jun 3, 2022: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (N44374), Pittsboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot, and flight instructor’s, inadequate preflight inspection, during which they failed to detect water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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