# Accident 20030411004939A: Curtis TRVAIRC4000, Florence, OR, April 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Florence, OR
- Airport: Florence Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9783° N, 124.1083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9783&lon=-124.1083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6298, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR C-4000 (registry code 2621806, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-c-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIRC4000
- Reported engine: FCD 6440*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030411004939A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA03LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA062), Apr 12, 2003: Curtiss-Wright Travel Air C-4000 (N6298), Florence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include rough terrain.

## Other reports on N6298 (1)

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

- [Accident 20060827017189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060827017189A), Aug 27, 2006: Curtis TRVAIRC4000 (N6298), Elmira, OR, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-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…

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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