# Accident 20100523005749A: Socata TBM 700, Lost Hills, CA, May 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2010, 16:05 local time
- Place: Lost Hills, CA
- Airport: Lost Hills-Kern County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6247° N, 119.6861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6247&lon=-119.6861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 250 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100523005749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR10LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA260), May 23, 2010: Socata TBM (N750AB), Lost Hills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

## Other reports on N750AB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230321003819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230321003819I), Mar 21, 2023: Socata TBM 700 (N750AB), Morrisville, NC, Minor damage. On March 21, 2023, the pilot completed a preflight of aircraft [privacy data omitted] and started the engines. Shortly after engine start the nose gear…

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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