# Accident 20220803014059A: Eads Socata TBM 700, Carlsbad, NM, August 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2022, 08:19 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Cavern City Air Trml
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3336° N, 104.2614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3336&lon=-104.2614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620WG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N620WG-2024-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: EADS Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682004, https://openairdocs.org/model/eads-socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A66D (registry code 52069, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a66d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EADS SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A66D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 223 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220803014059A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 3, 2022, AT 0819 MDT, A EADS SOCATA TMB700 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PAX WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (PWA) ON AUGUST 3, 2022 AT 0753 CDT.

## 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 WPR22LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA290), Aug 3, 2022: EADS Socata TBM 700 (N620WG), Carlsbad, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to a distraction, which resulted in an impact with the runway.

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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