# Incident 20221106017749I: Socata TBM 700, SIOUX FALls, SD, November 6, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2022, 20:52 local time
- Place: SIOUX FALls, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5500° N, 96.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-96.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221106017749I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/06/2022 AT 8:52PM CDT.  A SOCATA TBM700 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS DURING CLIMB OUT, DURING A PERSONAL RELOCATION FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED RIGHT AND LEFT-WING LEADING-EDGE DAMAGE CAUSING A FUEL LEAK ON THE RIGHT WING, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FSD ON 11/06/2022 AT 8:52PM CDT.

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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