# Incident 20160729007229I: Coughlin Brian T COUGHLIN FOKKER D-8, Oshkosh, WI, July 29, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2016, 20:10 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94100, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coughlin Brian T COUGHLIN FOKKER D-8 (registry code 05624VY, https://openairdocs.org/model/coughlin-brian-t-coughlin-fokker-d-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Gnome ROTARY (registry code 31004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/gnome-rotary) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COUGHLIN BRIAN T COUGHLIN FOKKER D-8
- Reported engine: GNOME ROTARY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 35 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160729007229I

## Narrative

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

DURING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT AT OSH, ONE MAGNETO BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 36.  DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND AND GROUND-LOOPED.  THE LEFT TIRE CAME OFF AND THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N94100 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20241005015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241005015949A), Oct 5, 2024: Coughlin Brian T COUGHLIN FOKKER D-8 (N94100), Red Hook, NY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On October 5, 2024, at approximately 1500 EDT, an amateur built fokker dviii replica was performing in a scheduled air show at Old Rhinebeck aerodrome in Red…
- [Incident 20030429014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030429014999I), Apr 29, 2003: Amtr FOKKERDVIII (N94100), Polk City, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot-in-command, weeks, was preparing to perform an exhibition flight for the spectators at the world's Greatest aircraft collection (a/k/a fantasy of…

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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