# Accident 20250722015809A: White DYKE DELTA JD-2, Oshkosh, WI, July 22, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2025, 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: 43.9754° N, 88.5568° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9754&lon=-88.5568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White DYKE DELTA JD-2 (registry code 0566509, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-dyke-delta-jd-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-F1A6 (registry code 42291, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-f1a6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WHITE DYKE DELTA JD-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,739 total, 593 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250722015809A

## Narrative

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

ON 07-22-2025, AT 1430 CST, AN EXPERIMENTAL DYKE DELTA JD-2 AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT (OSH) OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN DURING THE EAA AIRSHOW AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WENT INTO THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST WITH A COLLAPSED NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE ROLLOUT INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN THE AIRSHOW BY THE OWNER AS AN AIRSHOW FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONED 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 CEN25LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA279), Jul 22, 2025: Dyke Delta JD-2 (N71AW), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with a tailwind.

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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