Socata TBM700 accident near Kennesaw, GA

On July 15, 2008, a Socata TBM700 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kennesaw, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

July 15, 2008

Place

Kennesaw, GA

Aircraft

Socata TBM700 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

34.009°N, 84.629°W

NTSB ID

20080720X01084

Official records · MIA08FA141

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC 3 - Attachment 1 - N484RJ, Socata TBM-700, Aircraft Accident, ATC Radar plot from 1431 to 1457 EDT on July 15, 2008: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 - Attachment 1; Tower Transcript.: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 15, 2008, at 1457 eastern daylight time, a Socata TBM-700, N484RJ, was substantially damaged when it rolled inverted and collided with trees short of runway 9, at the Cobb County-McCollum Field (RYY), Kennesaw, Georgia. The certificated private pilot was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight from Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY), Albany, Georgia, to RYY. The airplane was registered to Flying Max LLC, and operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The flight originated from ABY at 1400 on the same day. The following was derived from a partial transcript of the communications that occurred between N484RJ and the McCollum Flight Control Facility (FCF) Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). At 1454:10 the pilot reported to the RYY local controller that he was inbound. At 1454:15 the tower acknowledged the call and informed the pilot that runway 9 was in use and provided him with the local weather and instructed the pilot to contact the tower when he was turning onto final approach. At 1454:23 the pilot reported turning final. At 1455:04 the controller instructed the pilot to fly across the final approach course and make an “S” turn so he could get two departures off, the pilot did not respond and at 1455:16 the controller asked the pilot if he had copied the instructions. At 1455:19 the pilot reported that he was on a four-mile final. At 1455:22 the controller again asked the pilot to make one “S” turn on final so he could get a

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during final approach resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.