Pilot Debrief

Taylorcraft BC12 near Readington, NJ — 2019-06-17

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Date
2019-06-17
Location
Readington, NJ, USA
Airport
N51
Aircraft
Taylorcraft BC12
Registration
N43766
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to land on the mowed turf runway, which resulted in the airplane landing in tall grass and subsequently nosing over.

NTSB narrative

The pilot performed two landings on a turf runway and returned for a third approach. The pilot aligned the airplane parallel to the intended runway, about 80 feet to the left of the mowed runway surface. The airplane touched down in dense grass about 3-4 feet tall and travelled about 80 feet before it nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot insisted that the brakes had "locked;" however, examination of the airplane revealed that with the brakes fully applied there was little to no braking action and that the airplane rolled with little to no resistance. The accident is consistent with the airplane nosing over due to the landing in tall grass.

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