# Incident 20230321003819I: Socata TBM 700, Morrisville, NC, March 21, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2023, 09:38 local time
- Place: Morrisville, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230321003819I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 21, 2023, THE PILOT COMPLETED A PREFLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND STARTED THE ENGINES. SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE START THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED WITHOUT ANY LANDING GEAR HANDLE MOVEMENT OR OTHER COMMAND TO DO SO.

## Other reports on N750AB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100523005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100523005749A), May 23, 2010: Socata TBM 700 (N750AB), Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced rudder trim problem and had difficulty controling aircraft through the lateral axis. Reduced power and had engine failure. Landing at Lost…

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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