# Accident 20090830018019A: Curtis TRAVELAIR400, San Diego, CA, August 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2009, 11:51 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8156° N, 117.1397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8156&lon=-117.1397&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 TRAVELAIR400
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA429) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090830018019A

## Narrative

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

(-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 SEEING OPERATION.  THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT LOWER WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR 2 PASSENGERS.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE 1928 MANUFACTURED BRAKING SYSTEM IS CUMBERSUM TO OPERATE AND COMBINED WITH THE PILOTS RELATIVE LOW TIME IN TYPE RESULTED IN THE GROUND LOOP.

## 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 WPR09CA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA429), Aug 30, 2009: Curtiss Wright Travel AIR (N4418), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N4418 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080409832539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080409832539A), Apr 9, 2008: Curtis TRVAIR4000 (N4418), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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