# Accident 20250720012579A: Smith Glenn W VENTURE, Oshkosh, WI, July 20, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2025, 15:45 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9910° N, 88.5604° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9910&lon=-88.5604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53TL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53TL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Glenn W VENTURE (registry code 05607JG, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-glenn-w-venture) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-G (registry code 17213, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH GLENN W VENTURE
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 653 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250720012579A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2025, AT 1545 CST A QUEST AIR VENTURE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT OSHKOSH WI (OSH) AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOLDED UP TOWARDS THE GEAR WELL AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 9. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND NOSE LANDING GEAR FOLDED BACK TOWARDS THE GEAR WELL.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE 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 CEN25LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA265), Jul 20, 2025: Questair Venture (N53TL), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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