# Accident 19930926036259A: Socata TB21, Spruce Pine, NC, September 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Spruce Pine, NC
- Airport: Avery Morrison
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9094° N, 82.0607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9094&lon=-82.0607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2528D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2528D-1994-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB21 (registry code 8680697, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB21
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AB1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 110 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926036259A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOOTING DOWNHILL RUNWAY BEGAN GO AROUND. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. FAILED TO TIMELY RAISE FULL FLAPS.

## 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 ATL93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA163), Sep 26, 1993: Aerospatiale TB21 (N2528D), Spruce Pine, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION IN DELAYING A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT AND IN ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAP EXTENSION.

## Other reports on N2528D (1)

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

- [Incident 19900720035879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900720035879I), Jul 20, 1990: Socata TB21 (N2528D), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Total electrical failure. Landed gear up. No attempt was made to use the emergency extension system.

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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