# NTSB CHI06CA079: Socata TBM 700, N755PG, Canton, OH, February 4, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: February 4, 2006, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place: Canton, OH
- Coordinates: 40.91611, -81.448059
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9161&lon=-81.4481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63309/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA079

## Probable cause

The pilot failed to flare the airplane properly.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing during a hard landing.  The pilot reported that the landing gear was down and that all three landing gear indicator lights were green.  He reported, "The landing was a bit harder than normal, but not jolting."  A post inspection of the airplane revealed fuel leaking from the left wing and a "minor distortion" to the wing.  Maintenance personnel reported the wing sustained substantial damage.

## Factual narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing during a hard landing.  The pilot reported that the landing gear were down and that all three landing gear indicator lights were green.  He reported, "The landing was a bit harder than normal, but not jolting."  A post inspection of the airplane revealed fuel leaking from the left wing and a "minor distortion" to the wing.  Maintenance personnel reported the wing sustained substantial damage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N755PG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 001
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Rlrp, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MFD, Mansfield, OH
- Destination: MMU, Morristown, NJ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CAK, Akron-Canton, runway 23

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 1,560 total, 86 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk

## 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 20060204030869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060204030869A), Feb 4, 2006: Socata TBM700, Akron, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Crew made decision to land at Akron-Canton (cak) shortly after departure from mansfield (MFD) due to the landing gear not retracting. Crew did not…

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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