# Accident 20110725014259A: Gottschalk John R JOHN 1, Oshkosh, WI, July 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2011, 12:45 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0094° N, 88.5504° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0094&lon=-88.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N559RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N559RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gottschalk John R JOHN 1 (registry code 05627HY, https://openairdocs.org/model/gottschalk-john-r-john-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOTTSCHALK JOHN R JOHN 1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 17 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA506) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110725014259A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 25, 2011 AT APPROXIMETLY 1235 CDT THE GYROCOPTER ROTATED NORMALLY FROM RUNWAY 33 IN THE ULTRALITE AREA, HOWEVER IT WAS UNABLE  TO ESTABLISH  A CLIMB RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11LA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA506), Jul 25, 2011: Gottschalk John R John 1 (N559RD), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which led to the power required exceeding the power available and resulted in a loss of lift and subsequent hard landing.

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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