# Accident 20250114000479A: Socata TBM 700, Wilmington, NC, January 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2025, 14:10 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: Wilmington International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2699° N, 77.9039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2699&lon=-77.9039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417KG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A66D (registry code 52281, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a66d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A66D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 821 total, 452 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250114000479A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA25LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA099), Jan 14, 2025: Socata TBM 700 (N417KG), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a wing strike.

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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