Taylorcraft BC12-D N64518
20 April 2022 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 2022 at about 18:00 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N64518 was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tulakes Airport (6ak8)
- Coordinates
- 61.6166, -149.6709
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Registration
- N64518
- 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
- Wasilla → Wasilla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC22LA032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on final approach to landing which resulted in an impact with a snow berm and a nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, while on final approach for landing, the airplane descended below his intended glidepath. Subsequently, the main landing gear impacted a snow berm at the approach end of the runway, and the airplane nosed over sustaining substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2022 | Taylorcraft BC12-65 | Murphy, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Aug 2022 | Taylorcraft BC12-D1 | Hope, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2023 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Hillsboro, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2023 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Whitefish, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2022 | Cessna 207A | Pilot Station, Alaska, United States | Ryan Air Inc | No injuries | - |
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