A TBM6 trim malfunction caused the aircraft to lift off early and as the pilot attempted to immediately land the aircraft turned left causing the left gear to collapse.

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Attributes
ACN	951436
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	TBM 700/TBM 850
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Elevator Trim System
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 2847 Flight Crew Type 96
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Trim problem on takeoff. Aircraft lifted early nose-up; [so I] applied power to overcome; reduced power [and] attempted to land. [At] touchdown on runway; [the aircraft] turned to port (left) [and the] port main gear collapsed. No injury to anyone on board. [I] believe [there was a] mechanical problem with trim.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TBM6 trim malfunction caused the aircraft to lift off early and as the pilot attempted to immediately land the aircraft turned left causing the left gear to collapse.

Narrative: Trim problem on takeoff. Aircraft lifted early nose-up; [so I] applied power to overcome; reduced power [and] attempted to land. [At] touchdown on runway; [the aircraft] turned to port (left) [and the] port main gear collapsed. No injury to anyone on board. [I] believe [there was a] mechanical problem with trim.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.