Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR C-4000 N6298

Summary

On 12 April 2003 at about 00:30 local time, a Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR C-4000 registered N6298 was involved in an accident near Florence, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 April 2003 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Florence, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Florence Muni (6S2)

Coordinates

43.9783, -124.1083

Aircraft

Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR C-4000

Registration

N6298

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sunriver → Florence

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA03LA062

Nobody was injured.

Pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include rough terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that shortly after touchdown, in conjunction with the tail wheel touching down, the airplane started drifting to the right. The pilot stated that the airplane continued to track to the right, ultimately exiting the runway edge. After exiting the runway, the airplane encountered rough terrain and the right main gear collapsed. In a subsequent written statement, the pilot reported that the tail wheel was possibly not centered when the airplane touched down, and that he was unable to recover before the airplane exited the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.