20250721011692I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Oshkosh, WI · July 21, 2025

Date
July 21, 2025 · 17:10 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman Regional
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9285P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total800 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 7/21/2025 at eaa privacy data omitted event in Oshkosh, WI, at approximately 1710 CDT, the pilot had just landed and was taxiing between two rows of airplanes at the vintage aircraft association aircraft parking/ camping area.

The right wing struck the rudder of an aircraft parked to the north of the taxiway, causing damage. The left wing then contacted the propeller spinner of a parked aircraft to the south of the taxiway. The pilot was the sole occupant and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7/21/2025 AT EAA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EVENT IN OSHKOSH, WI, AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 CDT, THE PILOT HAD JUST LANDED AND WAS TAXIING BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF AIRPLANES AT THE VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION AIRCRAFT PARKING/ CAMPING AREA.

THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUDDER OF AN AIRCRAFT PARKED TO THE NORTH OF THE TAXIWAY, CAUSING DAMAGE. THE LEFT WING THEN CONTACTED THE PROPELLER SPINNER OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT TO THE SOUTH OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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