# Accident 20050714033879A: Amtr RV6A, Oshkosh, WI, July 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2005, 06:55 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Gallinger
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0628° N, 88.5572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0628&lon=-88.5572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125WH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 787 total, 30 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714033879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF ON GRASS BUMPY RUNWAY AIRCRAFT HIT BUMP AND BECAME AIRBORNE AT A SLOW SPEED. AIRCRAFT BEGAN PORPOISING AND VEERED HARD LEFT AND HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI05CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA184), Jul 14, 2005: Hirsch RV-6A (N125WH), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff. Contributing factors were the uneven (rough) runway surface and the fence.

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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