# Accident 20220724013099A: Cessna L-19E, Oshkosh, WI, July 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9800° N, 88.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9800&lon=-88.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3946K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3946K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna L-19E (registry code 2074016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA L-19E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 365 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220724013099A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/24/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 CST DURING LANDING AT OSHKOSH WISCONSIN (OSH) DURING THE EAA FLY-IN, A CESSNA L-19 (305-E) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^LANDED ON RUNWAY 36R (TEMPORARY RUNWAY DURING FLY-IN). AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND THAT RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND DOWN THROUGH AN EMBANKMENT SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 280 DEGREES AT 16 GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF LANDING. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. NO PASSENGERS WERE ON THIS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA332), Jul 24, 2022: Cessna L-19E (N3946K), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusty crosswind.

## Other reports on N3946K (1)

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

- [Accident 19850315007609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315007609A), Mar 15, 1985: Cessna L19E (N3946K), Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. Landed and nosed over in field after engine quit. Pilot says he drained sumps. Water in fuel tanks after accident.

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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