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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Abilene, TX · December 20, 2025

Date
December 20, 2025 · 17:30 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Airport
Abilene Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N96C
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
260 total43 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 12/20/2025 at approximately 1530 local time, a Taylorcraft tailwheel equipped BC12-D registered to a private owner sustained minor damage at the Abilene Texas airport when it veered off the active runway during the landing rollout. The private rated pilot was the sole occupant on board and was not injured. Weather was clear skies and winds from the west at 10KTS at the time of the event.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/20/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 LOCAL TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED BC12-D REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AT THE ABILENE TEXAS AIRPORT WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. WEATHER WAS CLEAR SKIES AND WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 10KTS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

Other reports on N96C · 1

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