# Accident 20191014019579A: Socata TBM 700, Breckenridge, TX, October 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2019, 11:34 local time
- Place: Breckenridge, TX
- Airport: Breckenridge
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7189° N, 98.8917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7189&lon=-98.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850NK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N850NK-2020-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A66D (registry code 52281, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a66d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A66D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,195 total, 6 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191014019579A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 14, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:34AM, N850NK, A SOCATA TBM 700 CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT BRECKENRIDGE AIRPORT (BKD).  WHILE ON APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO "SINK" FASTER THAN NORMAL AND THEN  NOTICED HE HAD NO RUDDER AUTHORITY.  HE ADDED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT.  HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN PARTIAL CONTROL BUT HIS ALTITUDE WAS TO LOW.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A ROW OF TREES AND FENCING BEFORE COMING TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM INITIAL IMPACT.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY HATCH DUE TO THE MAIN CABIN DOOR BEING JAMMED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY CONSUMED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES

## 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 GAA20CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA013), Oct 14, 2019: Socata TBM700 (N850NK), Breckenridge, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain bank control and adequate altitude during the approach, which resulted in his failure to maintain the runway heading and a subsequent collision with trees and terrain.

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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