# Incident 20240512005982I: Aero Vodochody L-39, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 12, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2024, 12:59 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136EM-2025-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AI-25TL (registry code 34703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L-39
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240512005982I

## Narrative

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

THERE WERE 4 AIRCRAFT IN A DIAMOND FORMATION, PERFORMING A NON-AEROBATIC MANEUVER CALLED THE “BANANA PASS” AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE 2024 AIRSHOW. THEY WERE OPERATING WITHIN THE WAIVER PERIOD AND WITHIN THE AIRBOX, WHEN 3 OF THE 4 AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY CONTACTED EACH OTHER. LEAD AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DAMAGED ON THE LEFT SIDE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB, AIRCRAFT 3 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT WINGTIP TANK WHERE THE FRONT HALF IS BENT DOWNWARD APPROXIMATELY 60º AND RIGHT-SIDE PITOT TUBE WAS BROKEN OFF. AIRCRAFT 4 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^RECEIVED SUPERFICIAL PAINT SCRAPING AND A BROKEN ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT ON THE LEFT WING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY ANYONE. THE AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT OF FOUR, DECLARED THE EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY AT THE FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

SEE ATQA# A-SO19-2024-045, A-SO19-2024-046 & A-SO19-2024-047

## Other aircraft in the event

- N137EM, Aero Vodochody L-39: [Incident 20240512005991I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240512005991I)

## Other reports on N136EM (1)

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

- [Incident 20190430003649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190430003649I), Apr 30, 2019: Aero Vodochody L39C (N136EM), St. George, UT, Minor damage. During pilot proficiency training mission, both instructor and trainee failed to deploy the landing gear and landed gear up.

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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