What happened
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(-23) On June 3, 2008, at approximately 1011 CDT, a tbm 700 crashed about a quarter mile off the departure end of runway 30 at the Iowa City, IA (iow) airport. The aircraft departed from iow with a planned stop in decatur, al (dcu). There was rain and gusty winds at the time fo the accident. The pilot reported wind side load affecting the aircraft about 3/4 of the way down the runway and that just after lift-off a power ful gust caught the right wing causing a significant roll (left wing down). The pilot stated that he tried to correct the aircraft attitude but it would not respond. At the time the aircraft began takeoff roll (1005 CDT) (rwy 30), the wing direction and speed (0939 CDT) indicated a significant quartering tail wind (100 degrees at 23 gusting to 36). The pilot did not report any abnormal aircraft mechanical performance. After initial impact, the aircraft slide approximately 180 yards and came to rest upright near a parking lot. The propeller and landing gear departed the aircraft within the first 80 yards after initial impact. The left wing and tail departed the aircraft after impacting a utility pole. The pilot and one passenger were hospitalized. The other passenger sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1011 CDT, A TBM 700 CRASHED ABOUT A QUARTER MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 30 AT THE IOWA CITY, IA (IOW) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM IOW WITH A PLANNED STOP IN DECATUR, AL (DCU). THERE WAS RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AT THE TIME FO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED WIND SIDE LOAD AFFECTING THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THAT JUST AFTER LIFT-OFF A POWER FUL GUST CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT ROLL (LEFT WING DOWN). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL (1005 CDT) (RWY 30), THE WING DIRECTION AND SPEED (0939 CDT) INDICATED A SIGNIFICANT QUARTERING TAIL WIND (100 DEGREES AT 23 GUSTING TO 36). THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY ABNORMAL AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE. AFTER INITIAL IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE APPROXIMATELY 180 YARDS AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT NEAR A PARKING LOT. THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE FIRST 80 YARDS AFTER INITIAL IMPACT. THE LEFT WING AND TAIL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACTING A UTILITY POLE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE HOSPITALIZED. THE OTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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