- Date
- February 26, 1993, 15:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Brainerd, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44109Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930226007409A
- Case key
- 15685
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a bounced, hard landing and the subsequent loss of directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported he flew over the landing area three times to check the landing surface condition. During the landing touchdown to the north, the airplane bounced. The right ski broke through the crusted snow surface and the airplane veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder in an attempt to compensate for the veer. The right wing of the airplane contacted the landing area surface and the airplane came to a stop. The pilot reported that the local winds were from the southeast at 5 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44109
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9909
- Airframe hours
- 1,872
- Engine
- Continental C85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth J. Kobs
- Registered owner
- Kenneth J. Kobs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1992 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- Dimond Lake, MN
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 351 total · 155 in this make and model · 306 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BRD, 10 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.