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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Agua Dulce, CA · June 26, 1988

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 26, 1988, 13:38 local (20:38 UTC)
Place
Agua Dulce, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N96384Taylorcraft BC12-D
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880626023719A
Case key
26045

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandFactor
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - aircraft parked/standing

Analysis

The plt completed his participation in the 'bomb drop' portion of an air show and he attempted to land on rwy 22. The plt reported that his touchdown was normal but he lost control of his acft during the landing rollout. The wind direction was variable & its speed was between 5 & 10 KTS. The plt failed to make a go-around, & he tried to stop his acft as it veered into a dirt area located between the rwy & the main taxiway. The acft came to rest upon colliding with a parked helicopter. The plt had purchased the Taylorcraft 4 months earlier.

Aircraft

Registration
N96384
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Serial number
8684
Airframe hours
1,870
Engine
Continental A-75-8F, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Krattiger, Steven C.
Registered owner
Steve C Krattiger
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · June 18, 1989 · 1 hours before
Airport
L70 · Agua Dulce Airpark, runway 22, 4,600 × 50 ft, asphalt

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
23
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
176 total · 31 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Variable at 5 knots, gusting 10
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
82 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.