# Accident 20240720011499A: Kelly J Minton JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Oshkosh, WI, July 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2024, 17:20 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, 88.5570° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N707KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kelly J Minton JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 05642KT, https://openairdocs.org/model/kelly-j-minton-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KELLY J MINTON JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 682 total, 310 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240720011499A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2024 AT 1720 CST, A JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLANDER JA20 LANDED ON THE ULTRALIGHT LANDING STRIP RUNWAY 33 AT OSHKOSH, WI AND HAD A HARD LANDING THAT DAMAGED THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER PART 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

IT WAS LATER REPORTED BY THE PASSENGER/ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR VIA AN EMAIL LETTER THAT HE SUFFERED INJURIES THAT WERE NEVER CONFIRMED OR VERIFIED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.  CONFIRMATION OF THESE INJURINGS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME.

## 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 CEN24LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA282), Jul 20, 2024: Just Highlander (N707KM), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported uncommanded retraction of the flaps while on short final for unknown reasons, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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