# Incident 20251220018829I: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Abilene, TX, December 20, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2025, 17:30 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96C) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 43 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251220018829I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20020403005919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020403005919I), Apr 3, 2002: Tcraft BC12D (N96C), Lake Charles, LA, Minor damage. (-23) After landing, the pilot applied excessive braking in attempt to exit from RW5 at kilo. Airman failed to reduce braking as tail lifted to the vertical…

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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