# NTSB ERA24LA123: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43892, Moultonborough, NH, February 25, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: February 25, 2024, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Moultonborough, NH
- Coordinates: 43.768095, -71.387594 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7681&lon=-71.3876&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA123
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193847/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193847
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA123

## Probable cause

The pilots’ failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The flight instructor was providing initial tailwheel training to another pilot (who also held a flight instructor certificate). After practicing maneuvers in the local area, they practiced three uneventful landings. During the next landing, as the airplane was slowing down, it started to veer to the left. The flight instructor directed the pilot to apply right rudder, but she overcorrected. The flight instructor then called for left rudder application, but the pilot again overcorrected, so the flight instructor again called for right rudder. The pilot did not respond and the instructor repeated his instructions, with no response received. He then called for a transfer of control and applied right rudder, but described feeling “heavy resistance.” Despite pushing on the pedal, the airplane continued to the left, departed the runway surface and impacted trees. The airplane’s wings and fuselage were substantially damaged during the accident. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43892](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43892), registered now, S/N 7551, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7551
- Year built: 1946
- Airframe hours: 1574
- Engines: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: None
- Last inspection: Annual, July 5, 2023
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 4MB, Moultonborough, runway 02/20, 3,505 × 50 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: None

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 20, 2023; seat: right; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 431 total, 1 in this make and model, 244 as pilot in command
- Flight instructor; age 44; injuries: none; flight engineer, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: sport pilot; last flight review May 1, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 13,835 total, 136 in this make and model, 12,212 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 3 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LCI, 12 nm away
- METAR: KLCI 252056Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 01/M16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00111156 56015 FZRANO $

## 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 20240225001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240225001739A), Feb 25, 2024: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Moultonborough, NH, Substantial damage. On 02/25/2024 at 1735 FAA notified of aircraft accident at Moultonborough, NH airport involving two pilots and single engine, land, tail-dragger airplane. No…

## Other investigations on N43892 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC72FHH32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHH32), Feb 6, 1972: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43892), Souderton, PA, substantial damage

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 18, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193847. 216 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 22 pages, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17197227&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%2024LA123_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Memorandum for record - FAA inspector conversation (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17196899&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20MOR%2024LA123-Rel.pdf
- Maintenance records (item 3, PDF, 6 pages, 212 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17199128&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MX%20excerpts%20LA123_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigative photographs (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17197315&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20photos%20LA123-Rel.pdf

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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