# Accident 20190917011239A: Socata TAMPICO TB 9C, Fort Meade, MD, September 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2019, 18:05 local time
- Place: Fort Meade, MD
- Airport: Tipton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0839° N, 76.7622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0839&lon=-76.7622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2824R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2824R-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TAMPICO TB 9C (registry code 8680693, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tampico-tb-9c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TAMPICO TB 9C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 967 total, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190917011239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRST CIRCLE OF THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 10 ON A PATTERN WORK FLIGHT. AT THE DOWNWIND TO BASE TURN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT PAST THE TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN THE TREETOPS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD AND WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.

METAR: KFME 172203Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3010 RMK AO1

## 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 ERA19LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA274), Sep 17, 2019: Socata TB9 (N2824R), Fort Meade, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the carburetor intake scat tubing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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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