20141005020989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Socata TBM 700 · Peachtree City, GA · October 5, 2014

Date: October 5, 2014 · 12:50 local
Place: Peachtree City, GA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N536EM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA006
Reported as: Socata TBM 700
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A66D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,244 total411 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N536EMRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Socata TBM 700S/N 536 · Built 2010 Airframe modelSocata TBM 700 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A66DTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed on IFR from kdpk to kpim at approximately 1245 local time on 10/05/2014. He climbed to an altitude of 6000 feet. He received a low oil pressure indication followed by no engine power. He declared an emergency to ATC and was vectored to kffc. The aircraft was unable to make it to the airfield and crashed on a practice field at starrs mill high school in Peachtree City, GA. The aircraft received substanial damage. PIC and passenger suffered minor injuries and were taken to atlanta medical by ambulance.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON IFR FROM KDPK TO KPIM AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 LOCAL TIME ON 10/05/2014. HE CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 6000 FEET. HE RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FOLLOWED BY NO ENGINE POWER. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC AND WAS VECTORED TO KFFC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRFIELD AND CRASHED ON A PRACTICE FIELD AT STARRS MILL HIGH SCHOOL IN PEACHTREE CITY, GA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE. PIC AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO ATLANTA MEDICAL BY AMBULANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA15LA006Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFayetteville, GAThe pilot’s inadvertent deactivation of the yaw damper in flight, which resulted in a prolonged side-slip condition that led to fuel starvation and the eventual total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to attempt to…Oct 5, 2014 · Substantial damage