Socata TBM 700 N751J

Summary

On 6 April 2013 at about 17:30 local time, a Socata TBM 700 registered N751J, operated by Rocket BOY LLC, was involved in an accident near Sandy Valley, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 April 2013 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandy Valley, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Kingston Ranch Airport (04NV)

Coordinates

35.7617, -115.6506

Aircraft

Socata TBM 700

Registration

N751J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rocket BOY LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandy Valley → Sandy Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA228

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.