# NTSB GAA19CA061: Socata TBM 700, N850TJ, Corvallis, OR, November 2, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 2, 2018, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Corvallis, OR - Coordinates: 44.497222, -123.289443 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4972&lon=-123.2894&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 20, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 98641 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA061 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98641/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98641 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA061 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a wing strike. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: lateral/bank control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 390 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/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: 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-flare/touchdown: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, the airplane suddenly rolled left. He quickly corrected, landed, and then taxied to the ramp without further incident. He conducted a postflight inspection and found that the left wing tip had struck the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the landing flare, the airplane suddenly rolled left. He quickly corrected, landed and taxied to the ramp without further incident. He conducted a post flight inspection and discovered that the left-wing tip struck the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport, about seven minutes after the accident, reported wind from 170° at 8 knots. The airplane landed on runway 17. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N850TJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850TJ), registered now, S/N 568, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Socata TBM 700 (N) - Registry model: [Socata TBM 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (registry code 8682000) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (registry code 52118, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 568 - Year built: 2010 - Airframe hours: 1259 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-66D 850 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Skoro Anton T Trustee - Registered owner: Skoro Anton T Trustee - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 16, 2018 - Departed: BOI, Boise, ID - Destination: CVO, Corvallis, OR - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: CVO, Corvallis Muni, runway 17, 5,900 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 8, 2018; seat: left; flight hours: 2,445 total, 1,617 in this make and model, 2,359 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,100 ft broken - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: KCVO ## 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 20181102021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181102021369A), Nov 2, 2018: Socata TBM 700, Corvallis, OR, Substantial damage. PIC reports that upon entering the landing flare, the left wing suddenly dropped causing ground contact by the left wingtip and left flap. PIC was unaware that… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 16, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98641. 752 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 581 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40479118&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 171 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40479119&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.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/). 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