# Accident 20230325003839A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Hillsboro, MO, March 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2023, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1810° N, 90.6180° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1810&lon=-90.6180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43272) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230325003839A

## Narrative

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

3/27/23 NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT AND WENT TO SCENE. PIC HAD SELF REPORTED AN ACCIDENT WHICH HAD OCCURRED ON 3/25/23 ON HIS PERSONAL AIRSTRIP. PIC WAS ON APPROACH ONTO HIS STRIP AT ABOUT 50' AGL IN VMC CONDITIONS WHEN HE PAST HIS VISUAL CUE TO LOWER THE NOSE FOR LANDING. HE KNEW HE WAS FARTHER TO THE RIGHT (SOUTH) THAN NORMAL BUT LOWERED THE NOSE FOR TOUCHDOWN. DUE TO DECREASED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT HE COULD NOT SEE A TREE AT THE ENTRANCE TO HIS RUNWAY THAT WAS HIGHER COMPARED TO THE OTHERS WHERE HE NORMALLY ENTERS THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREE UNDER THE RIGHT WING CAUSING A SMALL TEAR 6-8 INCHES LONG. THE PIC DESCRIBES BEING SO STARTLED BY THIS AND THE NOISE THAT HE CONTINUED AT HIS NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND FAILED TO PERFORM THE FLAIR MANEUVER. THE HARD LANDING BROKE THE ENGINE MOUNT AND BENT THE PROPELLER. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND DENTED IN NEAR THE WING TIP. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED. THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND AND APPEARED TO BREAK THE SPAR. THE AIRFIELD ITSELF IS A PERSONAL GRASS STRIP, ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN RAINING FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE AIRFIELD WAS TOO SOFT FOR THIS OPERATION.

## 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 CEN23LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA143), Mar 25, 2023: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43272), Hillsboro, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during final approach to landing.

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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