20250114000479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Socata TBM 700 · Wilmington, NC · January 14, 2025

Date
January 14, 2025 · 14:10 local
Place
Wilmington, NC
Airport
Wilmington International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N417KG
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA099
Reported as
Socata TBM 700
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A66D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
821 total452 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was cleared to land runway 35 at ilm, experienced a hard landing near the intersection of taxiway bravo. The right wing of the aircraft was observed striking the runway. The aircraft remained on the runway and exited the runway at taxiway hotel. The aircraft was checked out by emergency responders and then continued taxiing to the aero center FBO. The pilot of called the tower and reported 3 sob. No injuries, no mechanical issues, and damages to the right wing flap. Airport personnel executed a runway sweep following the event and recovered airplane parts near the intersection of runway 35 and taxiway bravo.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 35 AT ILM, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY BRAVO. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY HOTEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CHECKED OUT BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND THEN CONTINUED TAXIING TO THE AERO CENTER FBO. THE PILOT OF CALLED THE TOWER AND REPORTED 3 SOB. NO INJURIES, NO MECHANICAL ISSUES, AND DAMAGES TO THE RIGHT WING FLAP. AIRPORT PERSONNEL EXECUTED A RUNWAY SWEEP FOLLOWING THE EVENT AND RECOVERED AIRPLANE PARTS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 35 AND TAXIWAY BRAVO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.