# Incident 20241011016509I: Grumman F8F-1, Bentonville, AR, October 11, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2024, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Airport: Thadden Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3729° N, 94.2088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bentonville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3729&lon=-94.2088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4752Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4752Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman F8F-1 (registry code 3950801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F8F-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241011016509I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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