# NTSB CEN21LA470: Socata TBM 700, N700DQ, Magee, MS, September 5, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: September 5, 2021, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Magee, MS
- Coordinates: 31.8738, -89.7337 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8738&lon=-89.7337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN21LA470
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104039/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA470

## Probable cause

The pilot exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the landing approach resulting in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during landing approach, when the airplane was about 50 ft above the ground, he pulled back on the engine power and the airplane stalled. The pilot applied 100% power to perform a go-around, but the left main landing gear struck the ground and the airplane bounced before becoming airborne again. The pilot flew the airplane back to the departure airport where he performed an overflight to ensure the landing gear was extended and landed uneventfully. The pilot noted in his report that fuel was leaking out of the left wing after the event. The manufacturer of the airplane performed an alignment symmetry inspection which revealed abnormal distortion and twisting of the left wing. The manufacturer recommended replacement of the left wing and placement of the fuselage in a fuselage jig to check for potential hidden damage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N700DQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700DQ-2022-06-22), registration cancelled 2022-06-22, S/N 271, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Registry model: [Socata TBM 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (registry code 8682000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-64](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-64) (registry code 52070, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 271
- Year built: 2003
- Engines: P&W CANADA PT6A-64 700 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PIB, Hattiesburg, MS
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 17M, Magee Muni, runway 18, 3,103 × 60 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,173 total, 26 in this make and model, 2,034 as pilot in command
- Pilot-rated passenger; age 39; injuries: none; commercial, private, airline transport; seat: right; restraint: 4-point

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observed at: KLUL, 31 nm away
- METAR: METAR KLUL 051655Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2998 RMK A02 T03110216=

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20210905017309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210905017309A), Sep 5, 2021: Socata TBM 700, Magee, MS, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed kpib for a flight to Magee, MS (17M). The pilot made a hard landing short of the runway and the aircraft bounced back into the air. The pilot…

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 6, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104039. 4.4 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13441871&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20REPORT%20MAGEE%202021_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Pilot correction to report (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 117 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13774295&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20correction%20to%20report_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Aircraft damage assessment (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 354 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13548169&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N700DQ%20Damage%20Assessment%20Email%20Chain_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Statement from pilot rated passenger (item 4, PDF, 4 pages, 253 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13708680&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20rated%20passenger%20statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf

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.

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