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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Socata TBM 700 · Lost Hills, CA · May 23, 2010

Date: May 23, 2010 · 16:05 local
Place: Lost Hills, CA
Airport: Lost Hills-Kern County
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N750AB
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA260
Reported as: Socata TBM 700
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,150 total250 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N750ABRegistered now · Socata TBM 700S/N 4 · Built 1991 Airframe modelSocata TBM 700 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot experienced rudder trim problem and had difficulty controling aircraft through the lateral axis. Reduced power and had engine failure. Landing at Lost Hills (L84) airport went off end of runway 33 causing substantial damage to the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED RUDDER TRIM PROBLEM AND HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLING AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE LATERAL AXIS. REDUCED POWER AND HAD ENGINE FAILURE. LANDING AT LOST HILLS (L84) AIRPORT WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY 33 CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR10LA260Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLost Hills, CAA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain the proper…May 23, 2010 · Substantial damage

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Incident 20230321003819IGround/Ramp/Ma · Morrisville, NCOn March 21, 2023, the pilot completed a preflight of aircraft [privacy data omitted] and started the engines. Shortly after engine start the nose gear retracted without any landing gear handle movement or other command to do so.Mar 21, 2023 · Minor damage