# Accident 20120701014129A: Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II, Oshkosh, WI, July 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2012, 11:34 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II (registry code 05606ES, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilkinson-lorin-l-hatz-xb-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILKINSON LORIN L HATZ XB-II
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 130 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120701014129A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA409), Jul 1, 2012: Wilkinson Lorin L Hatz XB-II (N500L), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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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