# Accident 20021119031609A: Socata TB20TRINIDAD, Massena, NY, November 19, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 19, 2002, 19:10 local time - Place: Massena, NY - Airport: Massena International-Richards Field - Damage: Destroyed - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 44.9292° N, 74.8506° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9292&lon=-74.8506&mi=10 - Aircraft: N57TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57TB-2013-06-13) (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 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA024) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021119031609A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON 11/19/2002, ABOUT 1910 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SOCATA TB20, N57TB, OPERATED BY PIC LAWRENCE KENNEY CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM RWY 5 AT MESSENA, NY (MSS). INJURIES TO PIC AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUS TO CRITICAL. THE FLIGHT PLAN WAS TO BE CONDUCTED FROM TORONTO CA (YTZ) TO BURLINGTON, VT (BTV) BY INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES, INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. POST CRASH STATEMENT TAKEN FROM THE PIC BY NEW YORK STATE POLICE; PIC INDICATED THAT HE HAD DIVERTED TO MESSENA, NY (MSS) BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCUMULATING ICE. PIC WAS TRANSPORTED TO BURLINGTON, VT HOSPITAL AND THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO WATERTOWN, NY HOSPITAL. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE WATERTOWN, NY HOSPITAL, IT WAS LEARNED BY NEW YORK STATE POLICE THE PASSENGER HAD EXPIRED. PIC WAS LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION THE FOLLOWING DAY. AIRMET (AIRMAN'S METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION) ZULU FOR ICING WAS ISSUED AT 1545, AND WAS VALID FOR THE AREA SURROUNDING THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRMET CALLED FOR OCCASIONAL MODERATE RIME TO MIXED ICING IN-CLOUDS AND IN-PRECIPITATION BETWEEN THE FREEZING LEVEL AND 11,000 FEET. THE FREEZING LEVEL WAS IDENTIFIED BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND 2,000 FEET, IN THE VICINITY OF MSS. CONDITIONS WERE EXPECTED TO END FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST, BETWEEN 1700 AND 2200. ON 11/20/02, FAA INSPECTORS ARRIVED AT MESSENA, NY (MSS) TO CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY POST CRASH INVESTIGATION. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED WITH THE LEFT WING SEVERELY DAMAGED AND SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE BY APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. LEFT WING FUEL CELL WAS ALSO OBSERVED RUPTURED WITH NO FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOWED GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT WING FLAP WAS FOUND TORN AWAY FROM THE WING AND LYING ADJACENT TO THE LEFT WING ASSEMBLY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUSELAGE WAS SHOWN WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. RIGHT WING WAS ATTACHED TO FUSELAGE WITH A NEAR COMLETE FRACTURE TO THE MAIN SPAR AT WING ROOT. A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ASSOCIATED LINKAGE IN THE FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION AND RIGHT WING APPEARED TO BE OPERATIONAL. RIGHT WING FUEL CELL WAS INSPECTED AND OBSERVED WITH AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO RUPTURE TO THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK AT THIS TIME. MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOTED BY THE FAA INSPECTOR THE MAGNETO SWITCH WAS SHOWN IN THE "OFF" POSITION. AIRCRAFT FORWARD TWO SEAT BACKS WERE SHOWN FULLY RECLINED, WITH FLOORING SEVERELY DAMAGED FORWARD OF BOTH SEATS. IN ADDITION, THE POWER PLANT WAS ALSO SHOWN INTACT TO THE AIRFRAME BULKHEAD, WITH DAMAGE TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE TOP ENGINE COWLING ASSEMBLY WAS OBSERVED LAYING APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE POWER PLANT. ON 11/21/02, A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED WITH NTSB AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR LUKE SCHIADA, INVESTIGATION REPORT #NYC03FA0024. ## 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 NYC03FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA024), Nov 20, 2002: Socata TB-20 (N57TB), Massena, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall. Factors in this accident were the icing conditions, deteriorated airplane performance due to ice accumulation, and control… ## Other reports on N57TB (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19980702024709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980702024709I), Jul 2, 1998: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N57TB), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Pilot didnt like how aircraft felt on touchdown. Went around cycled gear and landed uneventfully. Selector faulty. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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