# Accident 20141029022299A: Curtiss Wright P-40B, New Smyrna Beac, FL, October 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2014, 03:22 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1033° N, 80.9428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1033&lon=-80.9428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright P-40B (registry code 2622302, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison V1710 series (registry code 03040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS WRIGHT P-40B
- Reported engine: ALLISON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,350 total, 41 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141029022299A

## Narrative

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

N284CF LANDING ON RUNWAY 2 REPORTEDLY GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 2. PILOT'S STATEMENT INDICATED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL. NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES FOUND BY MAINTENANCE ON INSPECTION.

TENDENCY OF THIS AIRCRAFT IS TO TAIL LOOP TO RIGHT, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE GROUND LOOP BEFORE THE RIGHT GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA15LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA039), Oct 29, 2014: Curtiss Wright P 40B (N284CF), New Smyrna Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a ground loop and a subsequent runway excursion.

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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