# Accident 19971003046732A: Namer SNJ5, 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, second 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: N3195G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3195G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ5
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,874 total, 67 in this make and model, 124 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/19971003046732A

## 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.         (-23) A FLIGHT OF FOUR AT-6 LANDED AND CONTRARY TO THE FORMATION FLIGHT RULES, INSTEAD OF LANDING AND ROLLING TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEAD #1 AIRCRAFT (N13595) ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY AT INTERSECTION MIKE. HE WAS OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK BY THE #2 AIRCRAFT (N3195G). POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE #1 AIRCRAFT (N13595) HAD THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER SHEARED OFF AT THE EMPENNAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP. THE #2 AIRCRAFT (N3195G) SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND LOWER WIND SURFACE INCLUDING THE AILERON. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N13595, Namer HARVARDMK4: [Accident 19971003046731A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003046731A)

## 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 SNJ-5 (N3195G), 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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