- Date
- September 7, 1986, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Elkin, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N44215Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860907063899I
- Case key
- 7186
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt said he had been performing take offs and landings. Engine lost RPM at about 50 AGL. An attempt was made to land on the sod rwy which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the right main landing gear. Plt said he suspected carburetor icing. Icing probablity curve indicated that serious icing at glide power was probable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44215
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10015
- Airframe hours
- 1,275
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 lbs thrust, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven W. Cave
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 5, 1986 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- 78A · Swan Creek, runway 27, 2,120 × 180 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 239 total · 9 in this make and model · 194 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HKY, 38 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N44215 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.