# NTSB WPR12CA287: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43087, Paulden, AZ, June 27, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 27, 2012, 08:25 local (15:25 UTC) - Place: Paulden, AZ - Coordinates: 34.909999, -112.533889 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9100&lon=-112.5339&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 October 4, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 84167 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA287 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84167/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84167 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA287 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane said that it ground-looped to the left after landing, striking a ridge and barbed wire fence that ran along the edge of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings. He stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures. ## Factual narrative On June 27, 2012, at 0925 mountain standard time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43087, ground looped during landing at Big Springs Ranch Airport, Paulden, Arizona. The private pilot operated the airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot and single passenger were not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Big Springs Ranch Airport at 0740. The pilot stated that he ground looped the airplane to the left after landing on runway 26, and struck a barbed wire fence that ran along the edge of the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N43087](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43087), registered now, S/N 9887 (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: 9887 - Airframe hours: 2117 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Mitchell Harold A - Registered owner: Mitchell Harold A - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2010 - Departed: AZ27, Paulden, AZ - Destination: AZ27, Paulden, AZ - Airport: AZ27, Big Springs Ranch Airport, runway 26, 4,300 × 83 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review May 7, 1983; seat: left; flight hours: 1,398 total, 10 in this make and model, 1,350 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F ## 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 20120627012799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120627012799A), Jun 27, 2012: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Paulden, AZ, Substantial damage. On June 27, 2012 inspectors, jeffrey a miller, brian love, and sean mayercek from the scottsdale flight standards district office investigated an accident… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 2, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84167. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 989 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374475&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo - frontal view (item 2, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374129&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20-%20frontal%20view-Master.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. 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