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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Curtis TRVAIRC4000 · Florence, OR · April 11, 2003

Date: April 11, 2003 · 17:30 local
Place: Florence, OR
Airport: Florence Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6298
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA062
Reported as: Curtis TRVAIRC4000
Reported engine: FCD 6440*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N6298Registered now · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR C-4000S/N 745 · Built 1929 Airframe modelCurtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR C-4000 Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On landing at 6S2, tail wheel was perpendicular to center position. When tail wheel contacted ground surface, aircraft veered right off runway and lifted left, striking the ground with wingtip and prop. Applying rudder steering had no effect. Damage was sustained to wing spar (substantial) and to prop assembly. No injuries sustained. Damage to wing spar was not evident until wing fabric was removed for examination of damage. Examination of tail wheel assembly shows that spring loaded flanged tail wheel entering mechanism failed. M or d to be submitted by operator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON LANDING AT 6S2, TAIL WHEEL WAS PERPENDICULAR TO CENTER POSITION. WHEN TAIL WHEEL CONTACTED GROUND SURFACE, AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT OFF RUNWAY AND LIFTED LEFT, STRIKING THE GROUND WITH WINGTIP AND PROP. APPLYING RUDDER STEERING HAD NO EFFECT. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO WING SPAR (SUBSTANTIAL) AND TO PROP ASSEMBLY. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. DAMAGE TO WING SPAR WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL WING FABRIC WAS REMOVED FOR EXAMINATION OF DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHOWS THAT SPRING LOADED FLANGED TAIL WHEEL ENTERING MECHANISM FAILED. M OR D TO BE SUBMITTED BY OPERATOR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA03LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlorence, ORPilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include rough terrain.Apr 12, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6298 · 1

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

Accident 20060827017189ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Elmira, OR(-23) Pilot, with female passenger in front seat, initiated take-off to the north on grass 3000 foot by 50 foot wide runway. The aircraft left ground in approximately 500 feet and initially climbed normally. As aircraft came close to top of tree line it lost…Aug 27, 2006 · Reported as Curtis TRVAIRC4000 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal