Socata TBM-850 crash, May 19, 2011, Salem-Airpark
Socata TBM-850 accident on May 19, 2011 near Salem-Airpark, Ohio, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot did not maintain a stabilized...
- Date: May 19, 2011
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-850
- Location: Salem-Airpark, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot did not maintain a stabilized glide path, resulting in touchdown short of the runway.
A Socata TBM-850 on approach to Salem Airpark, Ohio, touched down short of the runway. The pilot thought the aircraft was high, then the descent rate increased and he could not arrest it, so the left main gear struck the ground about 120 feet before the threshold. No mechanical fault was found.