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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TBM 700 · Rogers, AR · December 29, 2024

Date: December 29, 2024 · 12:30 local
Place: Rogers, AR
Airport: Rogers Municipal-Carter Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N263CW
Reported as: Socata TBM 700
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,118 total251 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

N263CWRegistered now · Socata TBM 700S/N 263 · Built 2003 Airframe modelSocata TBM 700 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated that the aircraft was on approach for krog and that he became distracted by turbulence and neglected to put the gear down. He recognized that the gear was not down prior to touchdown and advanced power for a go around but the propeller blade tips struck the pavement of the runway. He performed the go-around, lowered the gear, and landed without further issue. Inspection after shutdown showed that all 4 blades were damaged. There was no other visible damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH FOR KROG AND THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY TURBULENCE AND NEGLECTED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. HE RECOGNIZED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND ADVANCED POWER FOR A GO AROUND BUT THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS STRUCK THE PAVEMENT OF THE RUNWAY. HE PERFORMED THE GO-AROUND, LOWERED THE GEAR, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. INSPECTION AFTER SHUTDOWN SHOWED THAT ALL 4 BLADES WERE DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.