# Accident 19970810021539A: Socata TB20TRINIDAD, Borrego Springs, CA, August 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1997, 14:40 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1702° N, 116.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1702&lon=-116.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N577JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (registry code 8680695, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB20TRINIDAD
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4D5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 100 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810021539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED STRONG RIGHT CROSSWIND HIT AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. EXITED RUNWAY INTO A HOLE. BORKE OFF NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX97LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA281), Aug 10, 1997: Aerospatiale TB-20 (N577JL), Borrego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain runway alignment during the takeoff roll.

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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