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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TBM 700 · Las Cruces, NM · November 3, 2018

Date: November 3, 2018 · 20:15 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Airport: Las Cruces International Airpo
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N751CM
Reported as: Socata TBM 700
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-64
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,100 total

N751CMRegistration cancelled Jan 7, 2021 · Socata TBM 700S/N 339 · Built 2005 Airframe modelSocata TBM 700 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-64Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

On November 03, 2018, at 2015 MDT, a Socata TBM700, N751CM, registered to alto vuelo LLC landed at the albuquerque, NM sunport international airport (kabq). Postflight examination determined the aircraft had been damaged prior to the flight. The damage occurred when the aircraft hit multiple taxiway lights during the taxi from an FBO ramp to the takeoff runway at the Las Cruces, NM international airport (klru). The pilot then continued the flight without assessing the damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed. There were no injuries to either the PIC or passengers. The flight originated at klru on November 03, 2018, at 1915 MDT, and terminated at the albuquerque, NM sunport international airport (kabq) at 2015 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 03, 2018, AT 2015 MDT, A SOCATA TBM700, N751CM, REGISTERED TO ALTO VUELO LLC LANDED AT THE ALBUQUERQUE, NM SUNPORT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KABQ). POSTFLIGHT EXAMINATION DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DAMAGED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT MULTIPLE TAXIWAY LIGHTS DURING THE TAXI FROM AN FBO RAMP TO THE TAKEOFF RUNWAY AT THE LAS CRUCES, NM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLRU). THE PILOT THEN CONTINUED THE FLIGHT WITHOUT ASSESSING THE DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PIC OR PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KLRU ON NOVEMBER 03, 2018, AT 1915 MDT, AND TERMINATED AT THE ALBUQUERQUE, NM SUNPORT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KABQ) AT 2015 MDT.