# Accident 20151114019889A: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000, Carlsbad, CA, November 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2015, 14:46 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Palomar Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FFBJ
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2800&mi=10
- 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: 4,856 total, 1,856 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151114019889A

## Narrative

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

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 24 WITH WINDS AT 240 7KTS AND UNLIMITED VISIBILITY.  AIRCRAFT MADE A 3 POINT LANDING AND ROLLED STRAIGHT FOR 20-30 YARDS, THEN IT STARTED TO "FISH TAIL" TO THE RIGHT.  THE PIC WAS ABLE TO CORRECT TO THE LEFT AND TRACK STRAIGHT THEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT AGAIN AND RUDDER WAS INEFFECTIVE SO THE LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A GROUND LOOP.  PIC RAN SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES AND ASSISTED THE PASSENGERS OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE FUSELAGE AND THE LOWER LEFT WING OUT 1/3 CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BENT UPWARD.

## 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 GAA16CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA049), Nov 14, 2015: Curtiss Wright Travel Air (N9872), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground-loop, and substantial damage to the right wing and wing strut.

## Other reports on N9872 (2)

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

- [Incident 20150916024109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150916024109I), Sep 16, 2015: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000 (N9872), Carsbad, CA, Minor damage. 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…
- [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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