Taylorcraft BC12-D N39226

Summary

On 23 July 2009 at about 20:00 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N39226, operated by Bollerud JIM, was involved in an accident near Tok, 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.

Date

23 July 2009 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tok, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

63.3167, -142.9500

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC12-D

Registration

N39226

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bollerud JIM

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tok → Tok

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA073

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked truck during takeoff from a roadway, resulting in a collision with the truck.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was taking off on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight from a road, after having made a precautionary landing due to a rough running engine. He said he landed on the roadway after his engine started to run rough, and he then drained what he believed was water contaminated fuel from the airplane's fuel tanks. He said after draining the contaminated fuel and restarting the engine, the engine sounded like it was running fine, and he decided to take off from the road. During the takeoff roll he said he misjudged clearance from a parked truck, and struck it with the left wing. The pilot said other than the contaminated fuel, there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the left wing during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.