NTSB ERA25LA099 — 2025-01-14 · Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Current FAA registration · N417KG

Make / Model: SOCATA TBM 700
Year of manufacture: 2011 · 14 years old at event
Engine: P&W PT6A66D (850 hp)
Seats / Engines: 7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20111003
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A4EF09

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N417KG Socata TBM 700 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a wing strike.

Factual narrative

The pilot stated that he was attempting to make a soft landing for his passengers, lost too much airspeed in the landing flare, and the right wing stalled. The airplane landed hard and the right wing struck the runway resulting in substantial damage to the wing spar and right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Landing flare-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA099.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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