NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL90FA163
Registry · N82MA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SOCATA TBM 700
Year of manufacture
2017
Engine
P&W CANADA PT6A66D (850 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20170920
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB2F96
Registrant of record
PDMI CLIENT SALES SUPPORT LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE COMPANY/OPERATOR MANAGEMENT'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY WITHOUT FURTHER MAINTENANCE, THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF (WHILE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND THE UNFAVORABLE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE AIRPORT.
Factual narrative
ON A PREVIOUS FLT, LOW POWER WAS NOTED IN THE RGT ENG, THE RGT ENG FUEL FLOW WAS 5 TO 8 GAL/HR LESS THAN THE LEFT ENG & THE RGT ENG TEMP (ITT) WAS ABT 500 DEG LESS THAN THE LEFT. A DECISION WAS MADE TO FERRY THE ACFT TO A MAINT FACILITY TO HAVE THE RGT ENG EXAMINED. THE PLT TOOK OFF ON A 5186' RWY (RWY 2C) WITH A LGT TAIL WIND IN 95 DEG TEMP, THOUGH THE ARPT HAD LONGER RWYS (7702', 8000' & 8500'). A WITNESS NOTED THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT THE END OF THE RWY (CHARTS SHOWED THE TAKEOFF ROLL WITH NORMAL POWER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABT 3100'). WITNESSES RPRTD THE ACFT REMAINED LOW (NEARLY HITTING A 55' LGT STANDARD) UNTIL IT ROLLED RGT & 'DROPPED LIKE A ROCK.' IMPACT OCCURRED IN A RGT WING LOW ATTITUDE ABT 2 MI FM THE DEP END OF RWY 2C. THE ACFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DMGD BY IMPACT & FIRE; NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE WAS FND. BOTH ENGS HAD EVIDENCE OF ENG ROTATION AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE OPERATOR'S LEAD MECHANIC HAD RPRTD FOR DUTY ABT 3 HRS BEFORE THE ACDNT FLT, BUT HE HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE ENG PROBLEM BEFORE THE ACFT TOOK OFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1990_ATL90FA163.txt.
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2026 · Journal article (IJAAA)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2024 · Journal article (IJAAA)
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