# Incident 20250812014029I: Honsperger Karl J HATZ BANTAM, Freemont, OH, August 12, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2025, 17:42 local time
- Place: Freemont, OH
- Airport: Sandusky County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2957° N, 83.0372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDUSKY COUNTY RGNL (S24), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2957&lon=-83.0372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N347SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Honsperger Karl J HATZ BANTAM (registry code 05640R7, https://openairdocs.org/model/honsperger-karl-j-hatz-bantam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotec R2800 (registry code 55600, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotec-r2800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HONSPERGER KARL J HATZ BANTAM
- Reported engine: ROTEC R2800
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 45 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250812014029I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 14G APPROXIMATELY 1725 ON AUGUST 12, 2025, FOR A SHORT FLIGHT TO S24. NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMB TO PATTERN ALTITUDE. DURING THE APPROACH TO S24, THE PILOT ENTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND FOR RUNWAY 24. NORMAL DOWNWIND BASE AND FINAL. AFTER CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, HE STATED A GUST MOVED HIM TO RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE. WHEN HE CORRECTED HIS AIRSPEED DROPPED. THEN SEVERAL FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE PLANE LOST LIFT AND IMPACTED RUNWAY. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 32 KNOTS AND TIME 1736. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE TAIL WHEEL BROKE AT IMPACT. THE PLANE MADE 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT DAMAGING LOWER RIGHT WING OUTBOARD TIP.

TIME AND AIRSPEED WERE TAKEN FROM FOREFLIGHT TRACK LOG RECORDED ON MINI I-PAD.

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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