Socata TBM-900 crash, Oct 15, 2016, Fairoaks
Socata TBM-900 accident on October 15, 2016 near Fairoaks, Surrey, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: AAIB (EW/G2016/10/06): the aircraft was...
- Date: October 15, 2016
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-900
- Location: Fairoaks, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: AAIB (EW/G2016/10/06): the aircraft was turned onto final with increased bank and flaps still at the takeoff setting, resulting in a sudden departure from controlled flight consistent with a stall at low height.
A Socata turboprop (M VNTR) on a private flight from Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, stalled in a turn onto final approach to Fairoaks, Surrey, on 15 October 2016. The pilot could not arrest the descent after the aircraft rolled out of control, it struck the ground and slid, and both occupants were injured. The AAIB (EW/G2016/10/06) found the bank angle was increased while flaps remained at the takeoff setting, consistent with a stall.