Taylorcraft BC12-D N5080M

Summary

On 13 August 2011 at about 13:45 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N5080M, operated by Stone Jack S, was involved in an accident near West Liberty, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one 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

13 August 2011 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

West Liberty, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

West Liberty (9I3)

Coordinates

37.9144, -83.2522

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC12-D

Registration

N5080M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stone Jack S

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackson → West Liberty

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA453

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was using a global positioning system receiver to navigate a cross-country flight. The pilot's intended destination was an airport with a single 5,751-foot-long runway; however, he erroneously flew to a different airport with a single 2,400-foot-long runway with trees at both ends of the runway. In an attempt to clear trees near the runway threshold, the pilot touched down too close to the departure end of the runway. He did not want to attempt a go-around due to the trees at the end of the runway; thus he attempted to stop the airplane, but it traveled off the end of the runway and into a ditch. During the impact, the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing separated. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.