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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Obreiter JR Robert W LONG-EZ · Oshkosh, WI · July 21, 2018

Date
July 21, 2018 · 19:30 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36DX
Reported as
Obreiter JR Robert W LONG-EZ
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total140 in this make and model35 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.

While attempting to land on runway 27 at Oshkosh, aircraft hit the runway hard, broke the main and nose landing gear off and then slid off the runway. Wind was reported 360@13 knots. Pilot stated that as he descended the wind increased. He stated that he decided to perform a go around but, after he applied power, the aircraft continued to sink until it impacted the runway.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT OSHKOSH, AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD, BROKE THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR OFF AND THEN SLID OFF THE RUNWAY. WIND WAS REPORTED 360@13 KNOTS. PILOT STATED THAT AS HE DESCENDED THE WIND INCREASED. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND BUT, AFTER HE APPLIED POWER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.