# Incident 19900118006619I: Curtis TRVAIR12Q, West Palm Beach, FL, January 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5930° N, 80.0851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (LNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5930&lon=-80.0851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N496W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N496W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q (registry code 2621302, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-12-q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR12Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118006619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ADVISED TOWER HE WANTED TO LAND ON GRASS AREA. VEHICLE IN WAY ON TOUCHDOWN. VEERED AND HIT RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N496W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080727841759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080727841759A), Jul 27, 2008: Curtis TRVAIR12Q (N496W), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 27, 2008, pilot [privacy data omitted] was landing his Curtis wright travel air 12-Q, NC496W, at Erie, CO,(keik). During the touch down phase the…
- [Accident 19970907039099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907039099A), Sep 7, 1997: Curtis TRVAIR12Q (N496W), Pendleton, OR, Substantial damage. Wheel landing. Ground looped when tail came down. Tail wheel spring became disconnected.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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