# Incident 19981004039109I: Vought F4U4, Midland, TX, October 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9964Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOUGHT F4U4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,600 total, 130 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981004039109I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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