What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 10, 2012 a Socata TBM-700 bound for fort meyers (fmy) registration number N850LM, crashed shortly after rotation on takeoff from runway 21 in Madison Wisconsin (msn). The aircraft pitched up and rolled to the left with the left wing tip striking the ground causing the wing to partially separate from the aircraft, rupturing the fuel cell. The aircraft leveled off on ground in the grass, left of runway 21 and caught fire sliding approximately 900 feet before coming to rest. The pilot and two passengers exited the aircraft while the aircraft continued to burn. Msn crash fire and rescue extinguished the fire within minutes after the aircraft came to rest. The aircraft occupants suffered minor injuries and were treated then released from a local hospital.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 10, 2012 A SOCATA TBM-700 BOUND FOR FORT MEYERS (FMY) REGISTRATION NUMBER N850LM, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 21 IN MADISON WISCONSIN (MSN). THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT WITH THE LEFT WING TIP STRIKING THE GROUND CAUSING THE WING TO PARTIALLY SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, RUPTURING THE FUEL CELL. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF ON GROUND IN THE GRASS, LEFT OF RUNWAY 21 AND CAUGHT FIRE SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BURN. MSN CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHIN MINUTES AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TREATED THEN RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.