# Accident 20070727018902A: Namer P51D, Oshkosh, WI, July 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9675° N, 88.5567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9675&lon=-88.5567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American P-51D (registry code 6402319, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series (registry code 49001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51D
- Reported engine: PCKARD V1650*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070727018902A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING AFTER AN AIR-RACE DEMONSTRATION AT THE EAA OSHKOSH AIRSHOW BETWEEN A P-51A, N8082U AND P-51D, N151RJ. THE P-51D HAD LANDED FIRST ON RWY 36L. THE P-51A OVERTOOK THE P-51D ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING A COLLISION BETWEEN THE TWO RESULTING IN THE P-51A TO ROLL INVERTED CONTACTING THE GROUND ON THE EAST SIDE OF RWY 36L. THE P-51D SLID FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP ON ITS NOSE. THE PILOT OF THE P-51A SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, WHILE THE P-51D PILOT'S INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS MINOR.

## 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 CHI07FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA243), Jul 27, 2007: North American P-51D (N151RJ), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The P-51A pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain clearance from the P-51D. Contributing factors to the accident included the restricted forward visibility of the P-51A, the air…

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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