# Accident 19990728029099A: Amtr AIRCAMPER, Oshkosh, WI, July 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1999, 10:42 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial 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: N350MB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AIRCAMPER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990728029099A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 28, 1999, AT 0943 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL BURNS PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER, N350MB, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED HARTFORD, WISCONSIN, AT 0945 CDT AND WAS MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE WINDS WERE 280 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS WITH THE WIND DIRECTION VARYING BETWEEN 240 TO 300 DEGREES.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.       (-23)NODAR LANDING ON TAXI-WAY- DOWNWIND X-WIND LANDING IN LARGE AIRSHOW ENVIRONMENT. LANDING CRITERIA DEYOND NORMAL PILOT EXPERIENCE WITH ACCIDENT SCENE ON PARALLEL RUNWAY ALREADY.

## 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 CHI99FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA260), Jul 28, 1999: Burns Pietenpol AIR Camper (N350MB), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain directional control and ground looped the airplane. Factors included the crosswind and the turbulence from the DC-3.

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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