Socata TBM-850 crash, Nov 5, 2017, Las Vegas-Municipal
Socata TBM-850 accident on November 5, 2017 near Las Vegas-Municipal, New Mexico, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's inadequate...
- Date: November 5, 2017
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-850
- Location: Las Vegas-Municipal, New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting crosswind conditions during the go around.
A Socata TBM 850 landing at Las Vegas Municipal Airport in New Mexico on 5 November 2017 was caught by a gusting crosswind. After a go around the airplane was slammed to the ground, veered off the runway and sustained substantial fuselage damage. Both occupants survived.