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.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN13LA567 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 22, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Laguna Park, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Laguna-Not A-Park Airstrip (TX82)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Taylorcraft BC12 D
- N-number
- N96473
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.