What happened
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(-23) The aircraft N325HP was on final approach to runway 09 at osh, WI at the eaa airshow. N325HP was following another aircraft about 1.3 miles from the end of runway 09. N325HP was s-turning behind the lead aircraft when N325HP stalled & spun, then impacted the ground & burst into flames. (.19) on July 26, 2001 at 1312 central daylight time, an amateur-built schuchart stoddard hamiltom SH3, N325HP, owned and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain and burned about 2 miles west of the Wittman Regional Airport (osh), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The aircraft was on final approach to runway 09 (6,178 feet by 150 feet, asphalt). The 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The exact departure point and departure time have not been determined. Witnesses reported that the airplane was making "s"-turns while on final approach. One witness reported that the, "aircraft's nose was high and appeared slow. The aircraft stalled and spun." An on scene examination of the wreckage was conducted. The main wreckage was located within a circle approxi mately 30 feet in diameter. The fuselage forward of the leading edge of the tail surfaces, the right horizontal stabilizer, the right vertical stabilizer skin, and both wings were extensively damaged by fire. The main wing spar remained in one piece. Control system continuity was established from the control surfaces to the cockpit. The engine was examined and was found to rotate. Valve train continuity was established and the engine exhibited "thumb" compression an cylinders 1 through 5. The engine mount was bent down and was impinged on the pushrod tube for cylinder number 6. The left magneto was removed and was found to be damaged by fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT N325HP WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 AT OSH, WI AT THE EAA AIRSHOW. N325HP WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ABOUT 1.3 MILES FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 09. N325HP WAS S-TURNING BEHIND THE LEAD AIRCRAFT WHEN N325HP STALLED & SPUN, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND & BURST INTO FLAMES. (.19) ON JULY 26, 2001 AT 1312 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT SCHUCHART STODDARD HAMILTOM SH3, N325HP, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AND BURNED ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF THE WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (OSH), OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 (6,178 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT). THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE EXACT DEPARTURE POINT AND DEPARTURE TIME HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS MAKING "S"-TURNS WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE, "AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WAS HIGH AND APPEARED SLOW. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN." AN ON SCENE EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS CONDUCTED. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED WITHIN A CIRCLE APPROXI MATELY 30 FEET IN DIAMETER. THE FUSELAGE FORWARD OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TAIL SURFACES, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN, AND BOTH WINGS WERE EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY FIRE. THE MAIN WING SPAR REMAINED IN ONE PIECE. CONTROL SYSTEM CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE CONTROL SURFACES TO THE COCKPIT. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND WAS FOUND TO ROTATE. VALVE TRAIN CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED AND THE ENGINE EXHIBITED "THUMB" COMPRESSION AN CYLINDERS 1 THROUGH 5. THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BENT DOWN AND WAS IMPINGED ON THE PUSHROD TUBE FOR CYLINDER NUMBER 6. THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS REMOVED AND WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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