- Date
- January 22, 1994, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sidney, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N95900Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940122001579A
- Case key
- 41872
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind resulting in loss of directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that after landing on runway 28, a gust of wind lifted the airplane airborne. The airplane touched down again and veered to the left. The airplane travelled off the edge of the runway and collided with a snowbank, coming to rest inverted.
Factual narrative
On January 22, 1994, at 1200 mountain standard time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95900, collided with a snow bank and nosed over at the Sidney Airport, Sidney, Montana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight had originated from Culbertson, Montana, on January 22, 1994, at 1130, for the pleasure flight.
The pilot reported that after landing on runway 28, a gust of wind lifted the airplane into the air. The airplane touched down again and veered to the left. The airplane travelled off the side of the runway and collided with a snow bank, coming to rest inverted.
The accident was not reported until February 3, 1994.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95900
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8200
- Airframe hours
- 1,752
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lifto, Patrick J.
- Registered owner
- Lifto, Patrick J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 30, 1984 · 247 hours before
- Departed
- S85 · Culbertson, MT
- Airport
- SDY · Sidney, runway 28, 4,222 × 100 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.