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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000 · Carsbad, CA · September 16, 2015

Date: September 16, 2015 · 12:37 local
Place: Carsbad, CA
Airport: Palomar
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: FFBJ
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9872
Reported as: Curtiss Wright Travel AIR B-4000
Reported engine: Continental W670 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total120 in this make and model

N9872Registered now · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000S/N 1059 · Built 1929 Airframe modelCurtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000 Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated that on normal approach, straight in at 70 miles an hour. Touchdown on the main wheels, normal landing. Power to idle , the pilot slowing straight ahead with the tailwheel coming down as normal.

Abruptly both wheels off the ground with no control input, the aircraft started yawning to the left. The aircraft caught a gust of wind and left runway, the aircraft hit taxiway sign, alpha 4. Aircraft nosed over, the fuel, mixture, and ignition turned off. The result was a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT ON NORMAL APPROACH, STRAIGHT IN AT 70 MILES AN HOUR. TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS, NORMAL LANDING. POWER TO IDLE , THE PILOT SLOWING STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH THE TAILWHEEL COMING DOWN AS NORMAL.

ABRUPTLY BOTH WHEELS OFF THE GROUND WITH NO CONTROL INPUT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED YAWNING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND AND LEFT RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT HIT TAXIWAY SIGN, ALPHA 4. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, THE FUEL, MIXTURE, AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. THE RESULT WAS A PROP STRIKE.

Other reports on N9872 · 2

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

Accident 20151114019889ALanding: Rollout · Carlsbad, CAOn 14 nov 2015 at 1446 the PIC of N9872 lost control during landing rollout at Palomar Airport (crq). It was the fourth flight of the day while landing on rwy 24 with winds at 240 7KTS and unlimited visibility. Aircraft made a 3 point landing and rolled…Nov 14, 2015 · Substantial damage Accident 19810710045929ATakeoff Ground Roll · Chino, CAImproperly aligned on runway. Poor forward vision. Ran off edge of runway on takeoff and turned over.Jul 10, 1981 · Reported as Curtis TRVAIR4000 · Substantial damage