# Incident 20050725021819I: Amtr FIRESTAR, Oshkosh, WI, July 25, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2005, 12:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- 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: N513KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N513KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lightning Strike Leasing KOLB FIRE STAR (registry code 05607B1, https://openairdocs.org/model/lightning-strike-leasing-kolb-fire-star) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050725021819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING CLOSED PATTERN AT ULTRALIGHT FIELD AT OSHKOSH AIRPORT. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING POWER-ON APPROACH TO LAND, ENGINE FAILED ABOUT 200 FEET FROM RUNWAY THRESHOLD. PILOT STATED HE TURNED TO LAND ON A ROAD. PILOT STATES HE FLARED HIGH, HIT ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR, BENDING IT. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, STOPPED IN DITCH. NO OTHER DAMAGE. FUEL TANK WAS 5/8 FULL.

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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