# NTSB ANC01LA013: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96920, Juneau, AK, October 28, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 28, 2000, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Juneau, AK - Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 10, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 51017 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC01LA013 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51017/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA013 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, and his inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis The certificated private pilot reported that after recently installing a new propeller, he elected to take the airplane on a short test flight. He said that as he was returning to his departure airport, he thought he was running low on fuel, so he decided to make a precautionary landing on the highway, and refuel with a can of gas he was carrying. During the landing roll, the left wing collided with a road sign. The airplane pivoted to the left, went off the left side of the road, and down an embankment. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On October 28, 2000, about 1330 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Taylorcraft BC12-D airplane, N96920, sustained substantial damage during a precautionary landing on the North Douglas Highway, about 3 miles south of Juneau, Alaska, at 58 degrees, 20 minutes north latitude, 134 degrees, 31 minutes west longitude. The solo private pilot was not injured. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 1300, from the Juneau International Airport, Juneau. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on October 31, the pilot reported that after recently installing a new propeller, he elected to take the airplane on a short test flight. He said that as he was returning to the Juneau Airport, he thought he was running low on fuel, so he decided to make a precautionary landing on the highway, and refuel with a can of gas he was carrying in the airplane. He stated that during the landing roll, the left wing collided with a road sign. The airplane pivoted to the left, went off the left side of the road, and down an embankment. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N96920](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96920-2021-08-14), registration cancelled 2021-08-14, S/N 9220, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Taylorcraft BC12-D - Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 9220 - Airframe hours: 2611 - Engines: Continental A-65 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Larry W. Gregg - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 10, 2000, 100 hours before - Departed: JNU, JUNEAU, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,033 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 1,950 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 20 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 45 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20001028042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001028042679A), Oct 28, 2000: Tcraft BC12D, Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Mechanic-pilot replaced cruise prop with climb prop and was enroute to young bay to land on the beach. High tide prevented his landing and refueling. On… From the NTSB's public API. 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