# Accident 20160719006789A: Chance Vought F4U-5, East Troy, WI, July 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2016, 10:50 local time
- Place: East Troy, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7969° N, 88.3744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7969&lon=-88.3744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chance Vought F4U-5 (registry code 2152610, https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHANCE VOUGHT F4U-5
- Reported engine: P & W R-2800 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 450 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160719006789A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 19, 2016, AT 1150 CST, A CHANCE/VOUGHT F4U-5, N179PT, ON LANDING ROLL-OUT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 08 AT EAST TROY, WI (57C). THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND APPLIED LEFT BRAKE WITH NO RESULT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AS SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN16LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA274), Jul 19, 2016: Chance Vought F4U 5 (N179PT), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the O-ring in the left brake master cylinder for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N179PT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990729010109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729010109A), Jul 29, 1999: Vought F4U5 (N179PT), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. During collision avoidance with N712RD, acft struck an object with left tire and brushed turf with left wing. (-23)while attempting to avoid collision with…

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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