20210313005669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 · Torrance, CA · March 13, 2021

Date
March 13, 2021 · 12:30 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8700
Reported as
Curtiss Wright Travel AIR 4000
Reported engine
Continental W670 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total2,000 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

N8700 landed rwy 29L and was attempting to exit the rwy at taxiway foxtrot when the aircraft started an uncontrolled left turn. The aircraft came to a stop facing east, where twy foxtrot meets rwy 29L at mid field. The aircraft was partially off pavement. Damage to the aircraft was reported as to the right main wheel and right wingtip. It appears one taxiway light was also damaged. Pilot stated that his heel got stuck between rudder pedal and floor.

Lgb FSDO will take no further action.

As the FAA filed it

N8700 LANDED RWY 29L AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE RWY AT TAXIWAY FOXTROT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED AN UNCONTROLLED LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP FACING EAST, WHERE TWY FOXTROT MEETS RWY 29L AT MID FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY OFF PAVEMENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED AS TO THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND RIGHT WINGTIP. IT APPEARS ONE TAXIWAY LIGHT WAS ALSO DAMAGED. PILOT STATED THAT HIS HEEL GOT STUCK BETWEEN RUDDER PEDAL AND FLOOR.

LGB FSDO WILL TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION.

Other reports on N8700 · 3

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