# Accident 19960329046429A: Socata TBM700, Eau Claire, WI, March 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1996, 17:33 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Chippewa Valley Reg Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8191° N, 91.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8191&lon=-91.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N292RG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM700
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960329046429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N292RG, TBM-700, DEPARTED RICE LAKE, WI. AIRPORT WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, ON A PROPOSED VFR FLIGHT TO MILWAUKEE, WI. AFTER TAKEOFF, AND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, THE PILOT NOTICED A GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR, AND TRIED ADDING G-FORCE PULL UPS TO NO AVAIL. MANUAL EXTEND ATTEMPTS WERE FRUITLESS AS WELL. A WHEELS UP LANDING WAS COMPLETED ON RUNWAY 04 AT CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, EAU CLAIRE, WI. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, DUE TO SCRAPING ON THE PAVED RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN RIGHT GEAR DOOR HINGE, PREVENTING THE LANDING GEAR FROM OPERATING. THE WEATHER REPORTED BY THE PILOT WAS, CLEAR AND WIND LIGHT FROM THE NORTH.

## 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 CHI96LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA127), Mar 29, 1996: Socata TBM-700 (N292RG), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue fracture and subsequent failure of the gear door hinge bracket.

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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