# NTSB WPR22LA103: Taylorcraft BC12-65, N36430, Murphy, ID, February 18, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: February 18, 2022, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Murphy, ID
- Coordinates: 43.215, -116.54833
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2150&lon=-116.5483&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: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA103
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104695/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104695
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA103

## 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.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-65, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8850310), [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 BC12-65, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8850310), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-65, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=8850310), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/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 BC12-65, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8850310), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-65, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=8850310), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-65, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=8850310), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll with a possible right quartering tailwind, he lost control of the airplane. He corrected by adding power, the airplane departed the runway, crossed the state highway, and impacted a fueling station. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36430](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36430), registered now, S/N 3246 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3246
- Year built: 1941
- Airframe hours: 3658
- Engines: Continental A65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2021, 48 hours before
- Departed: KMAN, Nampa, ID
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 1U3, Murphy ID, runway 12/30, 2,500 × 45 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed; last flight review July 15, 2022; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 30.33 inHg
- Observed at: KMAN, 22 nm away
- METAR: KMAN 182315Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 12/00 A3033 RMK A01=

## 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 20220218002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220218002129A), Feb 18, 2022: Taylorcraft BC12-65, Murphy, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot departed off from man with 1 passenger in N36430, Taylorcraft BC12-65 aircraft. Flew to 1U3 for landing runway 12, uphill, lost control from unknown…

## Other investigations on N36430 (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 SEA76FYA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYA28), Jun 23, 1976: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N36430), Mountain Home, ID, substantial damage

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 7, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104695. 4.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13811559&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB_6120_1%20masterflat-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 4 photos, 366 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13800814&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%201-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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