Socata TB 10 N106G

Summary

On 5 July 2020 at about 21:12 local time, a Socata TB 10 registered N106G was involved in an accident near Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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

5 July 2020 at 21:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Braden Airpark (N43)

Coordinates

40.7414, -75.2425

Aircraft

Socata TB 10

Registration

N106G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1986

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elkton → Easton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA238

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in landing short of the runway, the airplane’s landing gear contacting the runway lip, and substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing on short final approach, the airplane "sank early" and the main landing gear hit the runway lip between the grass and where the asphalt began. The airplane’s right wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were not mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.