# Accident 20120210002219A: Socata TBM 700, Madison, WI, February 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2012, 14:27 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1411° N, 89.3342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1411&lon=-89.3342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A66D (registry code 52281, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a66d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A66D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,364 total, 54 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120210002219A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA153), Feb 10, 2012: Socata TBM 700 (N850LM), Madison, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that ice and snow were removed from the airplane’s surfaces during the preflight inspection, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall after takeoff and loss of…

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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