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FAA accident report · Socata TBM700 · Akron, OH · February 4, 2006

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Date
February 4, 2006 · 18:25 local
Place
Akron, OH
Airport
Akron-Canton Regional
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N755PG
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06CA079
Reported as
Socata TBM700
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,560 total86 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Crew made decision to land at Akron-Canton (cak) shortly after departure from mansfield (MFD) due to the landing gear not retracting. Crew did not declare an emergency due to having a normal (three green) indication of the landing gear being down and locked. The aircraft experienced a harder than normal landing. The crew taxied the aircraft to the ramp and after deplaning noticed fuel leaking from the right wing leading edge, two popped rivets and distortion of the wing surface. The following week maintenance inspected the aircraft and noted major structural damage to the right wing and right flap and minor damage to the left wing fence. Maintenance performed a gear swing and failed to note any defects. Per Socata engineering, the following items must be completed before the aircraft can be returned to service: replacement of both wing assemblies, overhaul both main landing gear assemblies and actuators, and perform a complete dimensional alignment inspection of both wing attach fittings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CREW MADE DECISION TO LAND AT AKRON-CANTON (CAK) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MANSFIELD (MFD) DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR NOT RETRACTING. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY DUE TO HAVING A NORMAL (THREE GREEN) INDICATION OF THE LANDING GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING. THE CREW TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP AND AFTER DEPLANING NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, TWO POPPED RIVETS AND DISTORTION OF THE WING SURFACE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT FLAP AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING FENCE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A GEAR SWING AND FAILED TO NOTE ANY DEFECTS. PER SOCATA ENGINEERING, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAN BE RETURNED TO SERVICE: REPLACEMENT OF BOTH WING ASSEMBLIES, OVERHAUL BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES AND ACTUATORS, AND PERFORM A COMPLETE DIMENSIONAL ALIGNMENT INSPECTION OF BOTH WING ATTACH FITTINGS.

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 CHI06CA079Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCanton, OHThe pilot failed to flare the airplane properly.Feb 4, 2006 · Substantial damage