20091213022449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Socata TBM 700 · Truckee, CA · December 13, 2009

Date: December 13, 2009 · 17:38 local
Place: Truckee, CA
Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N850MT
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA082
Reported as: Socata TBM700
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,738 total1,100 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

N850MTRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 2014 · EADS Socata TBM 700S/N 489 Airframe modelEADS Socata TBM 700

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What happened

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

The pilot reported that he was conducting the GPS 19 instrument approach. During the approach, he was "in and out of clouds". Upon breaking out of the clouds, he established the runway environment for runway 19 and noted that is was closed (knew about it previously) and observed the landing area for runway 28 encased with fog. The pilot stated that he decied to initiate an intersection landing on 28. The airplane was "too high and fast" and the pilot initiated a go-around. The pilot reported that he "forgot" to power up and heard a horn (later he realized it was the stall horn). The pilot lost control of the airplane during the go-around and the airplane landed in a snow covered filed. The pilot reported that there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the engine of airframe.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING THE GPS 19 INSTRUMENT APPROACH. DURING THE APPROACH, HE WAS "IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS". UPON BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS, HE ESTABLISHED THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT FOR RUNWAY 19 AND NOTED THAT IS WAS CLOSED (KNEW ABOUT IT PREVIOUSLY) AND OBSERVED THE LANDING AREA FOR RUNWAY 28 ENCASED WITH FOG. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DECIED TO INITIATE AN INTERSECTION LANDING ON 28. THE AIRPLANE WAS "TOO HIGH AND FAST" AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE "FORGOT" TO POWER UP AND HEARD A HORN (LATER HE REALIZED IT WAS THE STALL HORN). THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE GO-AROUND AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A SNOW COVERED FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREEXISTING MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE ENGINE OF AIRFRAME.

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 WPR10LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTruckee, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and clearance from terrain during an attempted go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land on a partially obscured runway.Dec 14, 2009 · Substantial damage