# Accident 19971003046731A: Namer HARVARDMK4, Midland, TX, October 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1997, 19:16 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13595, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13595-2016-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV (registry code 1922828, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-car-foundry-harvard-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER HARVARDMK4
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,655 total, 186 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003046731A

## Narrative

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

(.4) DURING THE LANDING ROLL OF A FORMATION FLIGHT OF FOUR NORTH AMERICAN T-6 AIRPLANES, THE LEAD AIRCRAFT, N13595, INTENDED TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AT TAXIWAY MIKE INSTEAD OF AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT HE LOOKED BACK TO THE LEFT TO CHECK FOR THE LOCATION OF THE #2 AIRCRAFT, N3195G. 'NUMBER-TWO APPEARED TO BE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YARDS BACK AND SLOWING (IT APPEARED NUMBER-TWO'S TAIL WAS DOWN IN THREE POINT ATTITUDE).' AS HE PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY, HE LOOKED BACK AGAIN AND 'SAW NUMBER-TWO WAS TOO CLOSE AND COMING FAST.' HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND MADE A RIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OF THE #2 AIRCRAFT, REPORTED THAT WHEN THE LEAD AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM HIS VIEW, HE 'WENT HARD ON THE BRAKES' AND HEADED TOWARDS THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING OF AIRCRAFT #2 STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE, THEY TEACH IN THEIR FORMATION FLIGHT SAFETY SEMINARS THAT DURING FORMATION/STAGGERED LANDINGS, THE FORMATION IS TO EXIT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THEY ALSO TEACH THAT THERE WILL BE NO PASSING OF AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3195G, Namer SNJ5: [Accident 19971003046732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003046732A)

## 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 FTW98LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA004), Oct 4, 1997: North American Harvard MK IV (N13595), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilots of both airplanes to maintain clearance from each other. A factor was their failure to follow procedures/directives.

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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