# Accident 20080724843479A: Amtr RV3, Oshkosh, WI, July 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2008, 13:32 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9853° N, 88.5617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9853&lon=-88.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3149U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3149U-2010-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tuth Louis RV-3 (registry code 05608P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/tuth-louis-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080724843479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS THIRD AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN GROUP OF THEREE ON RUNWAY 36 AT OSHKOSH (KOSH). RUNWAY 36 WAS REQUESTED BY LEAD AIRCRAFT SO THAT UPON ROLLOUT THEY WOULD BE CLOSER TO THEIR CAMPSITE. WEATHER TAKEN TWO MINUTES AFTER ACCIDENT WAS AT 1834 ZULU - WINDS 220 AT 11 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUE MILES, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE 26 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEWPOINT 11 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND ALTIMETER READING WAS 30.03 INCHES OF HG. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED TO ME DURING A TELECON THE EVENING OF JULY 24TH THAT SHE FELT PRESSURED TO LAND WITH THE QUARTERING TAILWIND BY THE OVERALL SITUATION AND KNEW THAT THE ENSUING HIGH GROUND SPEED WAS TOO MUCH AND SHE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AS SHE TRIED TO GAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SHE "MADE IT WORSE", LEFT THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED A DITCH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND AND RETURNED TO THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND AVAILABLE RUNWAY OF 18 AND NOT FELT RUSHED OR PRESSURED TO MAKE SUCH A DIFFICULT DOWNWIND LANDING.

## 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 CHI08CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA207), Jul 24, 2008: Tuth RV-3 (N3149U), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The compensation for wind conditions disregarded by the pilot and the inadequate in-flight planning/decision making by the plot during approach to the destination airport. A contributing factor was…

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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