ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298860
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 June 2000 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: | Curtis-wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6425 |
| MSN: | 766 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2587 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming R-680-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | RENO, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | PLACERVILLE , CA (KPVT) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot lost directional control of his 1928 Curtis-Wright Travel Air 4000 following a bounced touchdown on runway 16L, which is 9,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. A wing contacted the runway and the airplane veered 30 degrees left. It departed the runway and collided with a precision approach path indicator light fixture following which it nosed over. No mechanical malfunctions were experienced with the operation of the airplane. About the time of the accident, the reported wind was from 300 degrees at 4 to 6 knots. In the pilot's completed accident report, he recalled that the wind's direction was variable, and its speed was 6 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper bounced landing recovery technique and failure to maintain directional control in a quartering tailwind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA227
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 April 2004 | N6425 | Private | 0 | Port St. Lucie, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 23:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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