Independence State Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Independence, Oregon 97351
Saturday, August 10, 2013 10:00 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that during the landing with a quartering crosswind of 6-9 knots, the airplane bounced and touched down again with a side load. The pilot attempted to correct but the airplane exited the runway and traveled down a slight incline, coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, and vertical stabilizer.  The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.                

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's improper flare with a crosswind condition, and unsuccessful attempt to correct a bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.         

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/10/2013
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1000
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City Independence
Event State OREGON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 97351
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 445200N
Event Location Longitude 1231153W
Event Location Airport Independence State Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 7S5
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 178
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 956 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID KSLE
Elevation of weather observation facility 205
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 9
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 22
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.78
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KSLE 101656Z 24005KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2999 RM
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 31989
NTSB Notification Source FAANWM Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 23 2013 2:13PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N96037
NTSB Number WPR13CA365
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name TAYLORCRAFT
Aircraft Model BC12-D
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 8337
Certified Max Gross Weight 1200
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Oct 26 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1112
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Jon A & Marilyn Husser
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Independence
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97351
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Jon A Husser
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Independence
Operator State OR
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 97351
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code S12
Departure City Albany
Departure State OR
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 930
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 7S5
Destination City Independence
Destination State OR
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 23 2013 1:15PM
User who most recently changed record jonp
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 3142
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --