What happened
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Lost control landing too close to preceeding landing aircraft. Wake turbulence. (.19) on August 2, 1997, at 2000 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N125MW, sustained substantial damage during a landing on runway 36R, at Wittman field, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The pilot said he thought he lost control due to turbulence from another airplane on final who overflew the flight path of his airplane. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed platteville, Wisconsin, at 1838. (.4) the pilot and both of his passengers stated that another airplane flew in front of their flight path as they were on short final approach. The airplane then landed hard. The pilot said that turbulence from the other airplane resulted in a temporary loss of control. (-23)after following eaa Oshkosh arrival procedure for runway 36L traffic was routed to 36R. Pilot landed hard and lost directional control while landing on 36R. Contributing factors: taxiway congesting between 36R and 36L necessitated closure of 36L to allow traffic to taxi to eaa convention site . All arrivals were then routed to 36R. Pilot was distracted by an unidentified aircraft entering short final in front of him. Time of day (dusk).
As the FAA filed it
LOST CONTROL LANDING TOO CLOSE TO PRECEEDING LANDING AIRCRAFT. WAKE TURBULENCE. (.19) ON AUGUST 2, 1997, AT 2000 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182P, N125MW, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36R, AT WITTMAN FIELD, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT SAID HE THOUGHT HE LOST CONTROL DUE TO TURBULENCE FROM ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON FINAL WHO OVERFLEW THE FLIGHT PATH OF HIS AIRPLANE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN, AT 1838. (.4) THE PILOT AND BOTH OF HIS PASSENGERS STATED THAT ANOTHER AIRPLANE FLEW IN FRONT OF THEIR FLIGHT PATH AS THEY WERE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE THEN LANDED HARD. THE PILOT SAID THAT TURBULENCE FROM THE OTHER AIRPLANE RESULTED IN A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. (-23)AFTER FOLLOWING EAA OSHKOSH ARRIVAL PROCEDURE FOR RUNWAY 36L TRAFFIC WAS ROUTED TO 36R. PILOT LANDED HARD AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON 36R. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TAXIWAY CONGESTING BETWEEN 36R AND 36L NECESSITATED CLOSURE OF 36L TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO TAXI TO EAA CONVENTION SITE . ALL ARRIVALS WERE THEN ROUTED TO 36R. PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY AN UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT ENTERING SHORT FINAL IN FRONT OF HIM. TIME OF DAY (DUSK).
NTSB investigation
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