# NTSB DEN05CA107: Taylorcraft BC12-65, N36044, Roosevelt, UT, July 9, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 9, 2005, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Roosevelt, UT - Coordinates: 40.286109, -110.052223 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2861&lon=-110.0522&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 61932 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN05CA107 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61932/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA107 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - rock(s)/boulder(s) ## Analysis The pilot said he listened to the local weather observation and noted uncharacteristic northerly winds of 10 knots, gusting to 17 knots at his time of arrival. He said he then performed a crosswind landing on runway 25 (6,500 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt). After approximately a 20 foot ground roll, a gust of wind lifted the aircraft off the runway and pivoted it left (counterclockwise). The airplane then touched down off the side of the runway, impacted a rock, and nosed down. The pilot exited the aircraft and pushed it back upright to stop fuel from leaking. An examination of the airplane showed no anomalies. At 1653, the wind conditions at Vernal, Utah (VEL), located 26 nautical miles east of the accident site, were 240 degrees at 8 knots. The wind conditions 33 minutes prior to the accident were 190 degrees at 13 knots, gusting 16 knots. The crosswind component at that time was calculated as 11 knots. ## Factual narrative On July 9, 2005, at approximately 1630 mountain daylight time, a Taylorcraft BC12-65, N36044, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged while landing at the Roosevelt Municipal Airport (74V), Roosevelt, Utah. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal cross-country flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Heber City, Utah, at approximately 1530. The pilot said he listened to the local weather observation and noted uncharacteristic northerly winds of 10 knots, gusting to 17 knots at his time of arrival. He said he then performed a crosswind landing on runway 25 (6,500 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt). After approximately a 20 foot ground roll, a gust of wind lifted the aircraft off the runway and pivoted it left (counterclockwise). The airplane then touched down off the side of the runway, impacted a rock, and nosed down. The pilot exited the aircraft and pushed it back upright to stop fuel from leaking. An examination of the airplane showed the airplane's propeller bent aft, and the left wing broken aft to include the left wing spar. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems showed no anomalies. At 1653, the wind conditions at Vernal, Utah (VEL), located 26 nautical miles east of the accident site, were 240 degrees at 8 knots. The wind conditions 33 minutes prior to the accident were 190 degrees at 13 knots, gusting 16 knots. The crosswind component at that time was calculated as 11 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N36044](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36044), registered now, S/N 3011, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 - Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 3011 - Airframe hours: 1500 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2004, 20 hours before - Departed: 36U, Heber City, UT - Destination: 74V, Roosevelt, UT - Airport: 74V, Roosevelt Airport, runway 25, 6,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 450 total, 40 in this make and model, 390 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: KVEL, 26 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050709013979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709013979A), Jul 9, 2005: Tcraft BC1265, Roosevelt, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was rolling out from a two point landing on runway 7. A gust of wind nearly picked the aircraft off the ground, and blew it off the runway… From the NTSB's public API. 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