31.9973° N, 102.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 4, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland International Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9964Z
Reported as
Vought F4U4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,600 total130 in this make and model250 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.
On 10/4/98 the pilot was flying in a 3 airplane formation at an airshow. Pilot heard and felt an impact. When he looked at the left wing he noticed a "gouge" 6-7 feet inboard of left wing tip on the leading edge. Pilot performed a controlability check. Pilot made an uneventful, precautionary landing on runway 22 at Midland International Airport, Midland, TX.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/4/98 THE PILOT WAS FLYING IN A 3 AIRPLANE FORMATION AT AN AIRSHOW. PILOT HEARD AND FELT AN IMPACT. WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE LEFT WING HE NOTICED A "GOUGE" 6-7 FEET INBOARD OF LEFT WING TIP ON THE LEADING EDGE. PILOT PERFORMED A CONTROLABILITY CHECK. PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MIDLAND, TX.