# Accident 20051227030409A: Socata TBM700, Lancaster, CA, December 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2005, 14:50 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7411° N, 118.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7411&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198X-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM700
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,296 total, 2,921 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051227030409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/27/2005 WHILE SIMULATING AND ENGINE OUT APPROACH TO RUNWAY SIX LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA N198X ENTERED THE PATTERN MID FIELD, THEN MADE A STEEP BANKED LEFT HAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY DEGREE DESCENDING TURN TO FINAL. N198X STALLED AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT JUST NORTH OF RUNWAY SIX. N198X IMPACTED RIGHT WING LOW IN THE DIRT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY SIX. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED AND BURNED WHILE SLIDING ALONG WITH THE FUSELAGE ACROSS RUNWAY SIX. ONLY MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE TWO PILOTS.

## 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 LAX06CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA070), Dec 27, 2005: Socata TBM 700 (N198X), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and the instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a stall/mush.

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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