# NTSB NYC06CA087: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43497, Warrenton, VA, April 2, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: April 2, 2006, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Coordinates: 38.586112, -77.710556
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5861&lon=-77.7106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06CA087
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63447/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA087

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.  A factor was the gusting winds.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

According to the pilot, during the landing flare, a gust of wind "caught" the tailwheel airplane, which then veered off the runway and into a ditch.  The pilot also stated that the winds were variable at 10, gusting to 20 knots.  The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot, during the landing flare, a gust of wind "caught" the tailwheel airplane, which then veered off the runway and into a ditch.  The pilot also stated that the winds were variable at 10, gusting to 20 knots.  The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43497](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43497), registered now, S/N 7156, 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: 7156
- Engines: Continental A&C65 Series reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John Ohlinger
- Registered owner: Peggie Ohlinger
- Departed: W66, Warrenton, VA
- Destination: W66
- Airport: W66, Warrenton-Fauqier Airport, runway 32

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 2,400 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20060402031229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060402031229A), Apr 2, 2006: Tcraft BC12D, Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Evidence supports a hard landing causing damage to pilot side (left) main gear and loss of control. Aircraft departed the runway at approximately a 70…

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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