# Accident 20091024051459A: Curtiss Wri P-40E, Lincoln, NE, October 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2009, 10:20 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8508° N, 96.7592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8508&lon=-96.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4420K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4420K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright P-40E (registry code 2622203, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS WRI P-40E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024051459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 17, TOLD TO TURN LEFT ON E OR N, MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN OFF RUNWAY 17, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CEN10IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA030), Oct 24, 2009: Curtiss Wright P-40E (N4420K), Lincoln, NE, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The right landing gear's partial retraction during landing due to paint contamination of the landing gear handle detent.

## Other reports on N4420K (1)

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

- [Accident 20230627007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230627007479A), Jun 27, 2023: Curtiss Wright P-40E (N4420K), Hamilton, MT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Per witness' statements: aircraft left runway surface at a normal distance from initial take-of roll and attained a normal climb angle. Aircraft then banked…

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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