Taylorcraft BC12-D N39216

Summary

On 26 October 2005 at about 21:30 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N39216 was involved in an accident near St Marys, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 October 2005 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

St Marys, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

39.2222, -96.0553

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC12-D

Registration

N39216

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St Marys → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI06LA086

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during the landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. A factor was the standpipe the airplane impacted when the airplane exited the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The tailwheel airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane exited the runway during landing and nosed over on impact with a standpipe at a private airpark. The flight instructor stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight. His safety recommendation stated, "As instructor I should have acted earlier [and] more aggressively."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.