# Accident 20180218002729A: Socata TBM 700, Evanston, WY, February 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Airport: Evanston-Uinta County Burns Fi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2881° N, 110.9819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2881&lon=-110.9819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700VX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700VX-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180218002729A

## Narrative

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

UTILIZING ATC DATA: DURING THE APPROACH PHASE, PILOT INITIATED SEVERAL LEFT?HAND TURNS WHICH APPEAR TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT AN OFF-CENTER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.  FOLLOWING THE LAST TURN, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREE TOPS THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE PILOT WAS BELOW THE REQUIRED GLIDE SLOPE WHILE AT A LOW AIRSPEED AS WELL AS JUST LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE (ILS APPROACH).  THE POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT. DEBRIS WERE CONTAINED IN A SMALL IMPACT AREA.

## 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 CEN18FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA101), Feb 18, 2018: Socata TBM 700 (N700VX), Evanston, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

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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