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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II · Oshkosh, WI · July 1, 2012

Date
July 1, 2012 · 11:34 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N500L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA409
Reported as
Wilkinson Lorin L Hatz XB-II
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,800 total130 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot stated that he had made a three point landing on runway 18 at Oshkosh, WI (kosh). After landing the pilot reported the aircraft pulled sharply left, he attempted to correct but was unable to regain control. The aircraft came to rest at the left edge of the runway heading east with the right main gear collapsed under the aircraft and substantial damage to the aircraft. ATC reported the aircraft bounced a couple of times at touchdown. The weather at the time of the accident was reported as wind 090 at 5, 10 miles visibility and clear skies.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE A THREE POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT OSHKOSH, WI (KOSH). AFTER LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT PULLED SHARPLY LEFT, HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY HEADING EAST WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ATC REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A COUPLE OF TIMES AT TOUCHDOWN. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS WIND 090 AT 5, 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND CLEAR SKIES.

NTSB investigation

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