# NTSB WPR13CA228: Socata TBM 700, N751J, Sandy Valley, NV, April 6, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 6, 2013, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Sandy Valley, NV - Coordinates: 35.761665, -115.650558 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7617&lon=-115.6506&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 13, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 86896 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13CA228 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86896/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86896 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA228 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/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: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Socata TBM 700, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=8682000), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N751J-2024-04-30), registration cancelled 2024-04-30, S/N 25 (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 PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 25 - Airframe hours: 3280 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; 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 ## 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 20130406005149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130406005149A), Apr 6, 2013: Socata TBM 700, Sandy Valley, NV, Substantial damage. N751J sustained substantial damage when the aircraft landed gear up at Kingston Ranch Airport, NV (04NV) on 04/06/2013 at approximately 1730Z. The pilot and… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 6, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86896. 672 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 672 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40394101&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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.