20021005028319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Curtis TRVAIR4000 · Tillamook, OR · October 5, 2002

Date: October 5, 2002 · 13:45 local
Place: Tillamook, OR
Airport: Tillamook Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4949
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA001
Reported as: Curtis TRVAIR4000

N4949Registration cancelled Jul 15, 2010 · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000S/N 447 · Built 1928 Airframe modelCurtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 Engine modelLycoming R680E seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Actual registration number is NC4949. During the takeoff roll the "v" brace on the left main landing gear broke. The PIC was unaware of this problem, conducted his sightseeing flight and landed. Upon landing the aircraft pulled to the left and flipped over on its back in a grass area and causing substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries to the passengers or pilot. The investigation proved the original "v" brace weld broke on the takeoff and came out of the saddle. The wheel was attached to the axle but could not support the airplane during the landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACTUAL REGISTRATION NUMBER IS NC4949. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE "V" BRACE ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE. THE PIC WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, CONDUCTED HIS SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT AND LANDED. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK IN A GRASS AREA AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OR PILOT. THE INVESTIGATION PROVED THE ORIGINAL "V" BRACE WELD BROKE ON THE TAKEOFF AND CAME OUT OF THE SADDLE. THE WHEEL WAS ATTACHED TO THE AXLE BUT COULD NOT SUPPORT THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA03LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTillamook, ORThe fracture of the weld joining the left main wheel strut to the left/right main wheel axel resulting in separation of the strut from the axle during an unknown phase of operation which ultimately lead to the left gear collapse and subsequent nose-over on…Oct 5, 2002 · Substantial damage