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| Date: | Sunday 22 September 2013 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC12-D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N96473 |
| MSN: | 8773 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4358 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laguna-Not A-Park Airstrip (TX82), Laguna Park, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laguna Park, TX (TX82) |
| Laguna Park, TX (TX82) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate flare during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2013 22:33 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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