20241011016509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman F8F-1 · Bentonville, AR · October 11, 2024

Date
October 11, 2024 · 16:30 local
Place
Bentonville, AR
Airport
Thadden Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4752Y
Reported as
Grumman F8F-1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total

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 October 11, 2024, at approximately 1630 CST, a Grumman F8F-1 was taking off runway 18 at Thadden Field, Bentonville, Arkansas. During rollout, the left gear collapsed, resulting in a propeller strike and minor damage to the left outer wing. There were no injuries and only minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 11, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, A GRUMMAN F8F-1 WAS TAKING OFF RUNWAY 18 AT THADDEN FIELD, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS. DURING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT OUTER WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.