# Accident 19930425037479A: Grumav TBM3EAIRTRD, Spooner, WI, April 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: Spooner, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8197° N, 91.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8197&lon=-91.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93818, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman TBM-3E (registry code 3950310, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV TBM3EAIRTRD
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R260020
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 2 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425037479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON CROSSWIND LANDING. GROUND LOOPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA164), Apr 25, 1993: Grumman TBM-3E (N93818), Spooner, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N93818 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210405005189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210405005189I), Apr 5, 2021: Grumman TBM-3E (N93818), Walker, MN, No damage. Approximately 10 minutes in to a flight from bji to fcm PIC noticed smoke in cockpit and visible oil streaming down both sides of the aircraft. Pilot diverted…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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