# Accident 20080603834279A: Socata TBM700, Iowa City, IA, June 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2008, 10:11 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Airport: Iowa City Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6422° N, 91.5597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6422&lon=-91.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N849MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N849MA-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A66D (registry code 52281, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a66d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM700
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,690 total, 4,137 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080603834279A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI08FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA150), Jun 3, 2008: Socata TBM 700 (850) (N849MA), Iowa City, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to depart with a preexisting tailwind and failure to abort takeoff. Contributing to the severity of the injuries was the failure to properly restrain (FAA-required) the…

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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