What happened
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On April 14, 2015, a Socata TBM700 airplane, N850WM, sustained substantial damage during an attempted landing at the Evart Municipal Airport (9C8) runway 24. The airplane impacted the runway with the gear up following a failure of the pilot to lower the landing gear handle. After impacting the runway, the certificated flight instructor (CFI) who was providing instruction continued flight and landed at the big rapids, roben-hood airport (rqb) located approximately 16 miles away. The damage included, but was not limited to the propeller, lower fuselage and flap track assemblies.
Leading up to the accident, the CFI and pilot stated they had completed two previous landings each with a different flap setting. During this last approach, the CFI was providing instruction on a zero flap landing. The CFI as the flying pilot failed to complete the landing checklist, resulting in a failure to lower the gear handle. The gear warning horn did not sound. The pilot stated he heard the noise of the aircraft contacting the runway and applied power to initiate an aborted landing and resumed flight.
There were no injuries reported to the two occupants which included the certified flight instructor and a commercial pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, winds were calm.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 14, 2015, A SOCATA TBM700 AIRPLANE, N850WM, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING AT THE EVART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (9C8) RUNWAY 24. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR UP FOLLOWING A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. AFTER IMPACTING THE RUNWAY, THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WHO WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION CONTINUED FLIGHT AND LANDED AT THE BIG RAPIDS, ROBEN-HOOD AIRPORT (RQB) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 16 MILES AWAY. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED, BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, LOWER FUSELAGE AND FLAP TRACK ASSEMBLIES.
LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CFI AND PILOT STATED THEY HAD COMPLETED TWO PREVIOUS LANDINGS EACH WITH A DIFFERENT FLAP SETTING. DURING THIS LAST APPROACH, THE CFI WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION ON A ZERO FLAP LANDING. THE CFI AS THE FLYING PILOT FAILED TO COMPLETE THE LANDING CHECKLIST, RESULTING IN A FAILURE TO LOWER THE GEAR HANDLE. THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND. THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD THE NOISE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE RUNWAY AND APPLIED POWER TO INITIATE AN ABORTED LANDING AND RESUMED FLIGHT.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS WHICH INCLUDED THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A COMMERCIAL PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WINDS WERE CALM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.