# Accident 20040416032719A: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Fort Pierce, FL, April 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2004, 18:58 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: Treasure Coast Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2419° N, 80.4889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2419&lon=-80.4889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6425, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 (registry code 2621802, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR4000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040416032719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING (SOD RUNWAY) RIGHT WHEEL HIT GOPHER HOLE, AXLE BROKE.

## 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 MIA04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA087), Apr 16, 2004: Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000 (N6425), Port St. Lucie, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent swerve, the right main landing gear wheel separating, and the airplane impacting trees and…

## Other reports on N6425 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000614013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614013509A), Jun 14, 2000: Curtis TRVAIR4000 (N6425), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot said he was carrying about 10 mph more speed than noraml. The pilot said that on touch down the aircraft skipped and came back down off center.…

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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