# Accident 20181102021369A: Socata TBM 700, Corvallis, OR, November 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4972° N, 123.2894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4972&lon=-123.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,445 total, 1,617 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181102021369A

## Narrative

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

PIC REPORTS THAT UPON ENTERING THE LANDING FLARE, THE LEFT WING SUDDENLY DROPPED CAUSING GROUND CONTACT BY THE LEFT WINGTIP AND LEFT FLAP. PIC WAS UNAWARE THAT THE WINGTIP AND FLAP HAD STRUCK THE SURFACE UNTIL QUERIED BY A PASSENGER. AFTER FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, PIC COULD SEE DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO HANGAR. WINDS WERE REPORTED CALM 3 MINUTES PRIOR TO EVENT, AND SOUTHERLY AT 10 KNOTS 7 MINUTES AFTER THE EVENT. PIC REPORTS TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT, BUT NOT DURING FINAL LANDING SEQUENCE.

## 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 GAA19CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA061), Nov 2, 2018: Socata TBM 700 (N850TJ), Corvallis, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a wing strike.

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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