# NTSB ANC93LA179: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N5029M, Lake George, AK, September 18, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1993, 19:00 local (Sep 18, 1993, 03:00 UTC)
- Place: Lake George, AK
- Coordinates: 61.620296, -148.979965 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6203&lon=-148.9800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 2429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC93LA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2429/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA179

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.  A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE LANDED 'A LITTLE LONG' ON THE GRAVEL BAR, THEN COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE OVER RUNNING THE DEPARTURE END.  THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  THE GRAVEL BAR WAS ABOUT 800 FEET LONG AND THE PILOT SAID HE HAD LANDED THERE PREVIOUSLY SEVERAL TIMES.

## Factual narrative

HISTORY OF FLIGHT

On September 17, 1993, at 1900 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Taylorcraft BC-12B airplane, N5029M, over ran the end of the strip and nosed over while landing on a remote strip in the Lake George drainage, located approximately 20 miles southeast of Palmer, Alaska.  The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged.  The local personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Wasilla, Alaska at 1720.  Visual meteorological conditions existed, and no flight plan was filed.

Shortly after the accident, during a telephone interview the pilot stated the following in part:  "The strip was about 800 feet long, and I had landed there twice previously.  I landed a little long, then could not stop the airplane before running off the departure end.  The airplane then went into a hole and went over on its back."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5029M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5029M), registered now, S/N 10329, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A-75-8
- Airframe hours: 4642
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-75-B 75 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Hanson, Aaron W.
- Registered owner: Hanson, Aaron W.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 28, 1993, 36 hours before
- Departed: WASILLA, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 124 total, 94 in this make and model, 124 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °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 19930917034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917034859A), Sep 17, 1993: Tcraft BC12D, Lake George, AK, Substantial damage. Landed long on short unimproved strip. Ran off end and nosed over. Had added power to avoid rough area.

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.

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