# Incident 20250717011739I: Piper PA-28-236, Oshkosh, WI, July 17, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2025, 17:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- 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: N2129Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2129Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,990 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250717011739I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 19, AT 1000 CST, WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL SURVEILLANCE AT OSHKOSH WI DURING THE EAA FLY-IN, AN AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN A HANGAR FOR REPAIRS WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ON JULY 17, AT 1730 CDT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH A FENCE STAKE/POST AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING AREA AT EAA AIRVENTURE 2025. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N2129Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20100604005509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100604005509I), Jun 4, 2010: Piper PA-28-236 (N2129Z), Waterbury Oxfor, CT, No damage. Pilot declared an emergency 5 miles northwest of Waterbury Oxford Airport CT at 10:50 EDT on 06/04/10 due to losing oil pressure. Aircraft landed on runway 18…

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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