Taylorcraft BC12 D N96473

Summary

On 22 September 2013 at about 17:35 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12 D registered N96473 was involved in an accident near Laguna Park, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 September 2013 at 17:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Laguna Park, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Laguna-Not A-Park Airstrip (TX82)

Coordinates

31.8633, -97.3811

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC12 D

Registration

N96473

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Laguna Park → Laguna Park

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA567

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate flare during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the airplane bounced on touchdown during a landing with a left crosswind and that the left main landing gear folded "up and out." The airplane subsequently sustained substantial damage when it exited the runway and impacted trees and a stump. It is likely that the pilot inadequately flared the airplane during landing, which resulted in the hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.