# Accident 20080727843279A: Amtr RANSS6ES, Oshkosh, WI, July 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2008, 14:05 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0091° N, 88.5502° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0091&lon=-88.5502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bolenbaugh Phillip William RANS S-6ES (registry code 059015R, https://openairdocs.org/model/bolenbaugh-phillip-william-rans-s-6es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6ES
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 239 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080727843279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 27, 2008 AT 1405 CDT AN AMATEUR BUILT RANS COYOTE S6ES, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS LANDED LONG ON THE ULTRALIGHT RUNWAY 33 AT OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. DURING HEAVY BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE WIND WAS FROM 260 DEGREES AT ABOUT 8 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ARRIVING FROM DODGE COUNTY AIRPORT, JUNEAU, WISCONSIN. IT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES TO THE RATED SPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI08LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA214), Jul 27, 2008: Bolenbaugh Phillip William Rans S-6ES (N402PB), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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