# Accident 20080409832539A: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Carlsbad, CA, April 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2008, 12:31 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7898° N, 116.9605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7898&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4418, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 (registry code 2621802, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright CURTISS OX5 (registry code 67002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR4000
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R7608
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,722 total, 117 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080409832539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT PALOMAR AIRPORT CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA A CURTISS WRIGHT TRAVEL AIR 4000 N4418, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 3 OCCUPANTS, 1 PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR AND THE RIGHT LOWER WING BREAKING TWO SPARS.

## 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 LAX08CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA095), Apr 9, 2008: Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000 (N4418), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate crosswind compensation and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

## Other reports on N4418 (1)

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

- [Accident 20090830018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090830018019A), Aug 30, 2009: Curtis TRAVELAIR400 (N4418), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 08/30/2009, N4418, a curtiss wright travelair aircraft model 4000, ground looped during landing roll out runway 28R myf, following a scenic sight…

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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