- Date
- August 14, 1982, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Spout Springs, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N96046Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820814038339A
- Case key
- 72672
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the wind was gusting and shifting as he was landing with a cumulus build-up nearby. He reported that during his landing, he increased his airspeed to compensate for a gusty crosswind. The pilot stated that the mechanical brakes did not seem to be stopping the aircraft during the roll-out, so he initiated a go-around. He stated that during the go-around, the wind shifted to a quartering tail wind. There were trees near the end of the runway. He tried to fly through a gap in the trees, but believed the plane may have brushed them. Subsequently, the aircraft lost airspeed and crashed into a mobile home.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96046
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8346
- Airframe hours
- 1,422
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald N. Craven
- Registered owner
- Ronald N. Craven
- Departed
- SOP · Southern Pines, NC
- Destination
- ANK · Lake Hood, AK
- Airport
- Craven, runway 36, 1,710 × 0 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 961 total · 153 in this make and model · 886 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 189 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.