- Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
- Accident Number: ERA24LA191
- Date & Time: April 24, 2024, 10:10 Local
- Registration: N228CH
- Aircraft: Socata TBM 850
- Aircraft Damage: Substantial
- Defining Event: Aerodynamic stall/spin
- Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor
- Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Business
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On April 24, 2024, about 1010 eastern daylight time, a Socata TBM 850, N228CH, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Raleigh, North Carolina. The airline transport pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was operated by Medical Air, Inc. as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight.
The pilot executed an approach that, based on the passenger’s description, was not stabilized, and the airplane touched down twice during landing. The propeller blades made contact with the runway, and the pilot decided to abort the landing because he did not think he could stop the airplane on the runway. During the subsequent takeoff and initial climb, the pilot made a tight left turn about 100 ft above ground level to avoid traffic on an intersecting runway, and the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall and impacted the ground. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no preimpact malfunction or deficiency that would have precluded normal operation.
Although the right main landing gear was found in the stowed position and its wheel axle and gear door showed scraping marks, an airport surveillance video showed that all three landing gear appeared to be in the down position during the airplane’s takeoff after the aborted landing.
- Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to continue an unstabilized approach, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain proper airspeed and climb attitude after aborting the landing, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
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