# Accident 20100126027219A: Socata TBM 700, Memphis, TN, January 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2010, 17:49 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: General Dewitt Spain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2003° N, 90.0522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2003&lon=-90.0522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850VM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A66D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100126027219A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF THE EVENT AIRCRAFT WAS INTERVIEWED. PILOT PROVIDED HIS CREDENTIALS TO INSPECTORS  ON SCENE AND STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ERA10CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA132), Jan 26, 2010: Socata TBM 700 (N850VM), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

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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