# Accident 19990313046999A: Socata TBM700, Winchester, VA, March 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1999, 12:55 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Airport: Winchester Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1705° N, 78.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1705&lon=-78.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM700
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 207 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990313046999A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH TRAFFIC WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. HE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.  ALTHOUGH THE PILOT DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING AN AUDIBLE WARNING, HE BELIEVED THE AUDIBLE WARNING SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY.                                  (-23)PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A GEAR UP CONDITION.  PILOT WAS DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO LOWER 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 NYC99LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA075), Mar 13, 1999: Socata TBM 700 (N700SP), Winchester, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing on the runway.

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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