# Accident 20060723026629A: Amtr EUROPAXS, Oshkosh, WI, July 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2006, 08:46 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N229WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N229WC-2007-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shaw Clifford Charles EUROPA XS MONOWHEEL (registry code 05613IT, https://openairdocs.org/model/shaw-clifford-charles-europa-xs-monowheel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EUROPAXS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060723026629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS COMPLYING WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS TO "KEEP IT IN TIGHT." FROM A CLOSE DOWNWIND, HE INITIATED A SHORT BASE. HE ENTERED A STEEPLY BANKED TURN TO FINAL, STALLED, FLIPPED INVERTED AND CRASHED. PILOT WITNESS IN FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT STATED HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT "LOW AND SLOW" IN THE PATTERN, JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 CHI06FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA196), Jul 23, 2006: Shaw Europa XS (N229WC), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach which resulted in a stall.

## Other reports on N229WC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030924022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030924022399I), Sep 24, 2003: Amtr EUROPAXS (N229WC), Everett, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot misjudged the landing, hitting the main wheel very hard and sliding off the runway. The main wheel broke, two propeller blades broke and one wing…

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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