Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL86LA250

ELKIN, NC, USA

Aircraft #1

N44215

TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D

Analysis

PLT SAID HE HAD BEEN PERFORMING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. ENGINE LOST RPM AT ABOUT 50 AGL. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO LAND ON THE SOD RWY WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. PLT SAID HE SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICING. ICING PROBABLITY CURVE INDICATED THAT SERIOUS ICING AT GLIDE POWER WAS PROBABLE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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