# Accident 20060730026731A: Grumav TBM3AIRTRD, Oshkosh, WI, July 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2006, 12:07 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9842° N, 88.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9842&lon=-88.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman TBM-3 (registry code 3950308, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV TBM3AIRTRD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060730026731A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 30 JULY 2006 AT OSHKOSH, WI (OSH) TBM-3, N420GP, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ REDLICH, TAXIED INADVERTENTLY INTO THE AFT PORTION OF A RV-6, CFNQP, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DA^ PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM THE PROPELLER OF THE TBM AIRCRAFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ON TAXIWAY PAPA FROM THE PARKING AREA TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE TAIL DRAGGER CONFIGURATION AND GENERAL SIZE OF THE TBM AIRCRAFT IN RELATION TO THE SIZE AND PROFILE OF THE RV-6 AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ TO NOT REALIZE THAT THE RV-6 WAS IN FRONT OF HIM.

## Other aircraft in the event

- CFNQP, Amtr RV6: [Accident 20060730026732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060730026732A)

## 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 CHI06FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA206), Jul 30, 2006: Grumman TBM-3 (N420GP), Oshkosh, WI, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The Avenger pilot's visual lookout was inadequate and he failed to maintain clearance from the RV-6. Contributing factors were the Avenger's restricted visibility and the RV-6.

## Other reports on N420GP (1)

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

- [Accident 20250515005459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250515005459A), May 15, 2025: Grumman TBM-3 (N420GP), Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage. On may 15, 2025, at approximately 13:59 EDT, a Grumman TBM-3 avenger, lost engine power while on final approach to runway 23 at the Terre Haute Regional…

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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