Socata TBM-700 crash, Feb 10, 2012, Cuers
Socata TBM-700 accident on February 10, 2012 near Cuers, Var, France with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued under VFR into snow where visual...
- Date: February 10, 2012
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-700
- Location: Cuers, Var, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued under VFR into snow where visual flight was impossible, with overconfidence in his ability to get through the snow shower and a determination to land contributing.
A TBM-700 flown from Maribo, Denmark cancelled its IFR plan near St Tropez and continued into a VFR approach to Cuers through snow showers. On short final the pilot lost all outside references and could not get a go-around going, and the aircraft hit the ground beside the runway. All three occupants received minor injuries.