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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Curtis TRVAIR4000 · Clinton, MS · July 29, 2006

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Date
July 29, 2006 · 10:00 local
Place
Clinton, MS
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6106
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW06CA194
Reported as
Curtis TRVAIR4000
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total40 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N6106Registered now · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000S/N 604 · Built 1928Airframe modelCurtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000Engine modelContinental W670 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) On Saturday, August 29, 2006, approximately 1000 local time I was informed by regional operation center (roc), there was an accident north of Clinton, MS. Hawkins tower in jackson, MS reported an ELT transmitter was going off. The aircraft owner's son reported to hawkins tower when the ELT was shut off. The pilot had been flying his aircraft for an hour on Saturday, 7/29/2006. The pilot landed at his private air strip and asked his son did he want to fly. His son told him no, because he had some work to do. His son waited on his father to finish flying. The pilot stated on takeoff at approximately 200 ft. down the runway, the tail served hard to the right. The pilot was going to hit a small retaining wall so he continued to fly the aircraft to get it airborne and get the aircraft under control. On takeoff the aircraft veered to the left and the pilot could not get the aircraft to straighten out. The pilot continued his left turn to the north over a tree line. When the aircraft came back over the runway, the pilot pulled power on the aircraft, the nose dropped hard, and the aircraft impacted the ground. The pilot was pulled from the aircraft by his son and family members.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 1000 LOCAL TIME I WAS INFORMED BY REGIONAL OPERATION CENTER (ROC), THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT NORTH OF CLINTON, MS. HAWKINS TOWER IN JACKSON, MS REPORTED AN ELT TRANSMITTER WAS GOING OFF. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S SON REPORTED TO HAWKINS TOWER WHEN THE ELT WAS SHUT OFF. THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING HIS AIRCRAFT FOR AN HOUR ON SATURDAY, 7/29/2006. THE PILOT LANDED AT HIS PRIVATE AIR STRIP AND ASKED HIS SON DID HE WANT TO FLY. HIS SON TOLD HIM NO, BECAUSE HE HAD SOME WORK TO DO. HIS SON WAITED ON HIS FATHER TO FINISH FLYING. THE PILOT STATED ON TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE TAIL SERVED HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS GOING TO HIT A SMALL RETAINING WALL SO HE CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO GET IT AIRBORNE AND GET THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS LEFT TURN TO THE NORTH OVER A TREE LINE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK OVER THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT PULLED POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE DROPPED HARD, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS PULLED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY HIS SON AND FAMILY MEMBERS.

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 DFW06CA194Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportJackson, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach resulting in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent loss of control.Jul 29, 2006 · Substantial damage