# Incident 19850728051069I: Namer P51D, Oshkosh, WI, July 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1985, 18:15 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44727, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44727) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (registry code 6402304, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series (registry code 49001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728051069I

## Narrative

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

WHILE BEING DIRECTED BY BATON MAN DURING TAXI AIRCRAFT STRUCK CAR ON TAXIWAY. MISUNDERSTOOD HAND SIGNALS.

## Other reports on N44727 (1)

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

- [Incident 20170519005059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170519005059I), May 19, 2017: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (N44727), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost situational awareness when asked to extend downwind during pattern work. This distracted him to the extent he failed to use his memorized landing…

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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