# Accident 20141125022079A: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, Hilton Head, SC, November 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2014, 21:35 local time
- Place: Hilton Head, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2244° N, 80.6975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2244&lon=-80.6975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85AV-2015-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (registry code 8680695, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141125022079A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AT HILTON HEAD AIRPORT (HXD) AT NIGHT, THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE AIRPORT LIGHTING TO COME ON.  HE THOUGHT HE HAD A GOOD VIEW OF THE AIRPORT AND DECIDED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT ACTUALLY LANDED IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY. ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A DRAINAGE PIPE AND AIRPORT SIGN. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING WAS COMPROMISED FROM THE LEADING EDGE THROUGH THE MAIN SPAR ABOUT MID SPAN.

## 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 ERA15CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA065), Nov 26, 2014: Socata TB 20 Trinidad (N85AV), Hilton Head Island, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent selection of an incorrect frequency, which resulted in his inability to activate the airport lighting, and his subsequent decision to continue the approach in dark night…

## Other reports on N85AV (1)

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

- [Incident 19920906042659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920906042659I), Sep 6, 1992: Socata TB20TRINIDAD (N85AV), Brainerd, MN, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Inspection revealed leak in nose landing control and failed balancing rod.

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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