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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD · Texarkana, AR · October 3, 2002

Date: October 3, 2002 · 09:32 local
Place: Texarkana, AR
Airport: Texarkana Municipal Webb Fld
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N575RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03FA003
Reported as: Socata TB20TRINIDAD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N575RMRegistration cancelled May 12, 2005 · Socata TB-20 TRINIDADS/N 575 Airframe modelSocata TB-20 TRINIDAD Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 3, 2002, at 0932 central daylight time, a Socata TB-20 single-engine airplane, N575RM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering to land at Texarkana regional airport near Texarkana, Arkansas. The airplane was registered to and operated by w&w enterprises of Texarkana, TX. The flight instructor was seriously injured, and the student pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 instructional flight. The local flight originated from the Texarkana regional airport at 0840.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 3, 2002, AT 0932 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SOCATA TB-20 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N575RM, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND AT TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT NEAR TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY W&W ENTERPRISES OF TEXARKANA, TX. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 0840.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW03FA003Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTexarkana, ARThe inadvertamt stall by the student pilot, and the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.Oct 3, 2002 · Destroyed