20070727019001A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr P51ABECK · Oshkosh, WI · July 27, 2007

Date
July 27, 2007 · 15:15 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8082U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07FA243
Reported as
Amtr P51ABECK
Reported engine
Allison V1710*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-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.

As the FAA filed it

(-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.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.