Socata TBM 700 accident near Lansing, MI

On October 3, 2019, a Socata TBM 700 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lansing, MI. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

October 3, 2019

Place

Lansing, MI

Aircraft

Socata TBM 700 · Airplane

Injuries

5 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

42.780°N, 84.606°W

NTSB ID

20191003X13056

Official records · CEN20FA001

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

Air traffic control records

• ATC Communications Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 3, 2019, about 0858 eastern daylight time, a Socata TBM 700 C2 airplane, N700AQ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lansing, Michigan. The commercial pilot and four passengers were fatally injured; and one passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data, about 0800, the flight departed runway 19 at Indy South Greenwood Airport (HFY), Greenwood, Indiana, turned northeast toward MAREO intersection, and then turned north toward Capital Region International Airport (LAN), Lansing, Michigan. The airplane subsequently climbed to flight level 190 (19,000 ft pressure altitude). At 0834:24, the flight entered a cruise descent from flight level 190 and was progressively cleared down to 3,000 ft mean sea level (msl). According to air traffic control communications, the flight was provided radar vectors to join the localizer for the instrument landing system (ILS) runway 10R approach at LAN. The published inbound course for the ILS runway 10R approach at LAN was 96° magnetic, the crossing altitude for the final approach fix (FAMLI) was 2,367 ft msl, the distance between FAMLI and the runway 10R threshold was 4.5 miles, and the decision altitude was 1,061 ft msl (200 ft above ground level). At 0853:03, the approach controller stated, "TBM zero alpha quebec, five miles from FAMLI, turn right, ah

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during final approach, which resulted in a loss of control and an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude, and his decision to operate the airplane outside of the approved weight and balance envelope.

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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.