Copperopolis, CA, USA
N43382
Taylorcraft BC12-D
The pilot said that she approached the 1,800-foot-long runway "low and slow," and the tailwheel of the airplane snagged on a fence at the runway threshold. A hard landing ensued and the airplane then veered off the runway and nosed over.
On November 9, 2001, at 0815 hours Pacific standard time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43382, was substantially damaged when the airplane veered off the runway and nosed over during landing at a private airstrip at Copperopolis, California. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The personal flight, which departed from San Andreas, California, at 0800, was operated by the owner under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot told the Safety Board investigator that she approached the 1,800-foot-long runway "low and slow," and the tailwheel of the airplane snagged on a fence at the runway threshold. A hard landing ensued and the airplane then veered off the runway and nosed over.
The pilot's misjudgment of speed and altitude on final approach to landing, which resulted in a low approach and impact with a fence at the runway threshold. The impact lead to a subsequent loss of control and nose over.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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