# Accident 20030729020109A: Beech M35, Oshkosh, WI, July 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2003, 11:00 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: 43.9850° N, 88.5617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9850&lon=-88.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9785R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9785R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030729020109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXTENDED BASE LEG ACROSS RUNWAY 27 TO AVOID OTHER LANDING TRAFFIC, DESCENDING TOO LOW TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND ON PAVEMENT. AFTER NORMAL TOUCHDOWN IN THE GRASS HE STEERED ONTO RUNWAY STRIKING A LIGHT, BREAKING THE NOSE WHEEL AND SKIDDING INTO A SIGN. DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL, R/H WING & L/H FLAP.

## 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 CHI03FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA234), Jul 29, 2003: Beech M35 (N9785R), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to execute a go-around. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to attain alignment with the runway centerline, the runway…

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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