# NTSB CEN22LA143: Socata TBM 700, N755ZR, Taylorville, IL, March 11, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 11, 2022, 15:05 local (21:05 UTC) - Place: Taylorville, IL - Coordinates: 39.53259, -89.33071 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5326&lon=-89.3307&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards - NTSB case key (mKey): 104785 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA143 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104785/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104785 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA143 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane encountered a crosswind gust during the landing roll and subsequently departed the left side of the runway pavement. The left main and nose landing gear sunk into the soft ground adjacent to the runway which resulted in substantial damage to the engine mount. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N755ZR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N755ZR), registered now, S/N 637, built 2012 (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 PT6A66D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a66d) (registry code 52281, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 637 - Year built: 2012 - Airframe hours: 1390 - Engines: Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-66D 850 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 15, 2021 - Departed: KPRO, Perry, IA - Destination: KTAZ, Taylorville, IL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: TAZ, Taylorville Municipal, runway 27L, 3,501 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 3, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,082 total, 351 in this make and model, 807 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 14 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 18 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: KTAZ, 0.5 nm away - METAR: METAR KTAZ 112100Z AUTO 30014G19KT 10SM CLR M01/M08 A3010 ## 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 20220311003739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220311003739A), Mar 11, 2022: Socata TBM 700, Taylorville, IL, Substantial damage. (1) Description: The pilot stated the weather en route was 10SM visibility with a 12,000 foot ceiling. The pilot stated springfield approach cleared him for… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 19, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104785. 3.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13603282&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 907 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13601848&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20pics%203-Rel.pdf - Surface weather observations (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 124 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13597105&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WxHist%20~%20KTAZ_11Mar2022-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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.