# Accident 20070826018209A: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Roche Harbor, WA, August 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA
- Airport: Roche Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9900° N, 122.7322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9900&lon=-122.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8179, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8179) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 (registry code 2621802, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright WWJ series (registry code 67007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-wwj-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR4000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070826018209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN ON CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY, WITH TAILWIND DOWN IN LANDING CONFIGURATION VISIBILITY IS LIMITED, CROSSWIND FROM RIGHT MOVED AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, CAUSING LEFT WHEEL TO GO SLIGHTLY OFF RUNWAY ONTO WET, SOGGY GROUND. LEFT WHEEL DUG INTO MUD CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE LEFT, FULL RIGHT RUDDER HAD NO EFFECT. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED TO DITCH WHERE IT SLOWLY OVERTURNED.

## 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 SEA07CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA238), Aug 26, 2007: Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000 (N8179), Blaine, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane departing from the paved runway surface. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the…

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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