What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
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 (N136EM) was damaged on the left side elevator trim tab, aircraft 3 (N137EM) 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 (N138EM) 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
As the FAA filed it
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 (N136EM) WAS DAMAGED ON THE LEFT SIDE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB, AIRCRAFT 3 (N137EM) 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 (N138EM) 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