# Accident 19980801046589A: Cessna 180, Oshkosh, WI, August 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1998, 18:40 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0602° N, 88.5403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0602&lon=-88.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801046589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING ON 18/36 PARALLEL TAXIWAY FOLLOWING GROUND GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS. PILOT MADE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN. DUE TO NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE OF AIRCRAFT PILOT DID NOT SE N122BP. PROP STRUCK RIGHT REAR OUTBOARD PORTION OF RIGHT WING ON N122BP.  N111WF EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA297), Aug 1, 1998: Cessna 180 (N111WF), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot of the other airplane did not maintain proper clearance.

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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