ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122531
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| Date: | Thursday 19 May 2011 |
| Time: | 08:43 |
| Type: |  Socata TBM700N (TBM850) |
| Owner/operator: | Urschel Air |
| Registration: | N1UL |
| MSN: | 564 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 187 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salem Airpark, OH (38D) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Valparaiso Airport, IN (VPZ) |
| Salem Airpark, OH (38D) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he flew an instrument approach and was clear of clouds about 650 feet above ground level when he proceeded visually to the airport. About 1/2 mile from the runway, he thought the airplane was too high, but a few seconds later the airplane felt like it had an excessive rate of descent. His attempts to arrest the rate of descent were unsuccessful, and the left main landing gear struck the ground about 120 feet prior to the runway threshold. The recorded data downloaded from the airplane's non-volatile memory showed that the airplane's airspeed varied from about 71 - 81 knots indicated airspeed (IAS) during the 10 seconds prior to ground impact. The data also indicated that there was about a 3 - 5 knot tailwind during the final landing approach. The airplane's stall speed with the airplane in the landing configuration with landing flaps was 64 knots IAS at maximum gross weight. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or system failure of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized glide path which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N1UL
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2011 17:37 | RobertMB | Added |
| 19-May-2011 17:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2011 17:45 | RobertMB | Updated [[Operator, Narrative]] |
| 31-Jul-2016 00:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2016 17:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2018 15:51 | wf | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 01-Feb-2022 16:34 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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