- Date
- April 6, 2013, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sandy Valley, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N751JSocata TBM 700
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 2013
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20130406005149A
- Case key
- 86896
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he performed a go-around when he saw coyotes crossing the intended landing runway. He retracted the landing gear for the go-around; however, he did not remember to extend the gear again during the second landing approach. The airplane subsequently landed with the landing gear retracted. The bottom of the fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that during a landing at a private airport he performed a go-around due to coyotes crossing the runway. He retracted the landing gear for the go-around, however, did not remember to extend the gear again for the second landing approach. The airplane subsequently landed gear up. The bottom of the fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N751J
- Reported as
- Socata TBM 700
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25
- Airframe hours
- 3,280
- Engine
- P&W PT6A SER, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rocket Boy LLC
- Registered owner
- Rocket Boy LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 2012
- Departed
- 04NV · Sandy Valley, NV
- Destination
- 04NV · Sandy Valley, NV
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- 04NV · Kingston Ranch Airport, runway 20, 3,240 × 45 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 19, 2012
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,380 total · 937 in this make and model · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Observed at
- HND, 40 nm away
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 6, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 672 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.