# Incident 20150916024109I: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000, Carsbad, CA, September 16, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2015, 12:37 local time
- Place: Carsbad, CA
- Airport: Palomar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FFBJ
- Aircraft: N9872, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9872) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000 (registry code 2621804, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-b-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS WRIGHT TRAVEL AIR B-4000
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 120 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150916024109I

## Narrative

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

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 20151114019889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151114019889A), Nov 14, 2015: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000 (N9872), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. On 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…
- [Accident 19810710045929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710045929A), Jul 10, 1981: Curtis TRVAIR4000 (N9872), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Improperly aligned on runway. Poor forward vision. Ran off edge of runway on takeoff and turned over.

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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