# Incident 19990727026379I: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Oshkosh, WI, July 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N4797, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4797) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,110 total, 275 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990727026379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 27, 1999 AT APPROX. 0845 CST, A DESH82A TIGER MOTH N4797, PILOTED BY WILLIAM WEISS JR. WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT OSHKOSH AIRPORT, OSHKOSH, WI. GROUND LOOPED.  WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 OSHKOSH, A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT LIFTED THE WING.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED UP AND CAME DOWN STRIKING THE PROP TIP ON THE GROUND, AND GROUND LOOPED.  THE WOODED PROP WAS DAMAGED.  THERE WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR 91.  THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N4797 (1)

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

- [Accident 20010615014409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010615014409A), Jun 15, 2001: N4797, Allamuchy, NJ, No damage. (.19)On June 16, 2001, about 1130 eastern daylight time, a 1945 Dehavilland DH-82 tiger moth, N4797, registered in the experimental category, was substantially…

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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