What happened
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(-23) While making turn from right base to final to rwy 27 at Oshkosh (osh) aircrft overshot rwy center line and in an attempt to recover stalled and crashed. (.19) on July 29, 2001, at 1134 central daylight time, a Beech C35, N35BJ, operated by a commercial pilot sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground, left of runway 27 (6,178 feet by 150 feet, dry concrete) at Wittman Regional Airport (osh), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during landing. The airplane subsequently struck the runway's visual approach slope indicator (VASI) lights before coming to a stop. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger on board the airplane sustained minor injuries. The cross country flight originated at racine, Wisconsin, and was en route to osh. Several witnesses observed the airplane in a right-hand base leg to final for runway 27. One witness said he saw the airplane rocking real bad. The left wing dipped down. The witness said he lost sight of the airplane behind a building, but h eard the airplane impact the ground. Another witness also saw the airplane in an "extreme close right base to runway 27". The witness said, "he had his power back and he was in an extreme bank [of] about 60 degrees. The airplane stalled and from the right wing low attitude, he went to a left wing low attitude. The aircraft at this time was on a 260-degree heading. The left wing came down. It (the airplane) was coning down in a nose low, left wing down position." The witness said, "the left wingtip hit the ground approximately at the VASI lights. It crinkled up very nicely and absorbed a lot of energy, and as it was doing that, it started to cartwheel. The engine was the second thing to hit. It (the airplane) left its prop[eller] where the engine hit. Then the aircraft continued to cartwheel but now flattened out, so as it hit the right wing tip, the fuselage started settling into the ground. Then it slid backwards for a brief period of time."
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE MAKING TURN FROM RIGHT BASE TO FINAL TO RWY 27 AT OSHKOSH (OSH) AIRCRFT OVERSHOT RWY CENTER LINE AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER STALLED AND CRASHED. (.19) ON JULY 29, 2001, AT 1134 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH C35, N35BJ, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND, LEFT OF RUNWAY 27 (6,178 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY CONCRETE) AT WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (OSH), OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, DURING LANDING. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE RUNWAY'S VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR (VASI) LIGHTS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RACINE, WISCONSIN, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO OSH. SEVERAL WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN A RIGHT-HAND BASE LEG TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27. ONE WITNESS SAID HE SAW THE AIRPLANE ROCKING REAL BAD. THE LEFT WING DIPPED DOWN. THE WITNESS SAID HE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE BEHIND A BUILDING, BUT H EARD THE AIRPLANE IMPACT THE GROUND. ANOTHER WITNESS ALSO SAW THE AIRPLANE IN AN "EXTREME CLOSE RIGHT BASE TO RUNWAY 27". THE WITNESS SAID, "HE HAD HIS POWER BACK AND HE WAS IN AN EXTREME BANK [OF] ABOUT 60 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND FROM THE RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE, HE WENT TO A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME WAS ON A 260-DEGREE HEADING. THE LEFT WING CAME DOWN. IT (THE AIRPLANE) WAS CONING DOWN IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING DOWN POSITION." THE WITNESS SAID, "THE LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY AT THE VASI LIGHTS. IT CRINKLED UP VERY NICELY AND ABSORBED A LOT OF ENERGY, AND AS IT WAS DOING THAT, IT STARTED TO CARTWHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS THE SECOND THING TO HIT. IT (THE AIRPLANE) LEFT ITS PROP[ELLER] WHERE THE ENGINE HIT. THEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CARTWHEEL BUT NOW FLATTENED OUT, SO AS IT HIT THE RIGHT WING TIP, THE FUSELAGE STARTED SETTLING INTO THE GROUND. THEN IT SLID BACKWARDS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME."
NTSB investigation
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