- Date
- September 13, 1988, 18:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Surf City, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N96522Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880913041769A
- Case key
- 7812
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A landing was attempted at a private turf strip in gusty wind conditions. At level off for a 3-point landing on rwy 24, the right wing was lifted sharply by a wind gust. Right aileron and rudder were applied and power was added to go-around. As the airplane leveled off to climb away the left wing struck one of the trees which lined the left side of the rwy. The pilot had allowed the airplane to drift into the trees on the left side of the rwy due to a right quartering headwind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96522
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8822
- Airframe hours
- 667
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul H. Schaber
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1988 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- NC95 · Holly Ridge, NC
- Airport
- 5NC4 · North Topsail Island, runway 24, 2,000 × 100 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 127 total · 37 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.