# Accident 20060729017129A: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Clinton, MS, July 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Clinton, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4517° N, 90.3639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4517&lon=-90.3639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6106, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 (registry code 2621802, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR4000
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729017129A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW06CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA194), Jul 29, 2006: Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000 (N6106), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach resulting in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent loss of control.

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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