# NTSB investigations, WI: Runway excursion

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

Page 1 of 2 · 62 cases

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA198.md): Commander 114TC · Woodruff, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 23, 2026 · N114DP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the go-around.
- [NTSB CEN26LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA193.md): Cessna 140 · Rice Lake, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 20, 2026 · N2307V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN26LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA138.md): Cessna 172M · Solon Springs, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 9, 2026 · N61761 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN26LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA121.md): Cessna 140 · Antigo, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 16, 2026 · N2221V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN25LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA404.md): Cirrus SR20 · Watertown, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2025 · N814 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane following the student pilot’s bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action which resulted in diminished airplane performance during the…
- [NTSB CEN25LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA287.md): Aerotek Pitts S-2A · New Holstein, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 26, 2025 · N83PS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of direction control during landing due to an unapproved tailwheel assembly and tail spring that resulted in a tailwheel shimmy and a subsequent ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN24LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA299.md): Cessna 177A · Palmyra, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2024 · N30433 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN24LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA288.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Ft. Atkinson, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2024 · N980BL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distractions and his failure to conduct the Before Landing checklist.
- [NTSB CEN24LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA082.md): Cessna 172N · Middleton, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 4, 2024 · N3477E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB CEN24LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA043.md): Bearhawk Four · Eau Claire, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 21, 2023 · N274LC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA001.md): Beech 23 · Waupaca, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2023 · N1963F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the go-around, that resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN23LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA104.md): Cirrus Design SF50 · Waukesha, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 8, 2023 · N426SJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection removal of the angle of attack vane cover.
- [NTSB CEN22LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA339.md): Cessna T310R · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2022 · N731AJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control while landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA332.md): Cessna L-19E · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2022 · N3946K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN22LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA338.md): Waco Classic YMF-5C · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2022 · N140W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.
- [NTSB CEN22LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA302.md): Pitts S1 · Sturgeon Bay, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 1, 2022 · N23RS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and the pilot’s lack of flight control system knowledge.
- [NTSB CEN22LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA103.md): Cessna 120 · Sturtevant, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 18, 2022 · N90129 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN21LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA324.md): Aeronca 7AC · Rhinelander, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2021 · N84318 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN21LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA280.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Hayward, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2021 · N729SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with gusting wind.
- [NTSB CEN21LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA012.md): Kjostad Jorgen A Wagabond · New Richmond, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2020 · N744K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane.
- [NTSB WPR20CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA208.md): Mooney M20E · Neenah, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2020 · N3440X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing and subsequent runway overrun.
- [NTSB CEN19CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA237.md): North American AT 6F · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2019 · N7976A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent substantial damage.
- [NTSB GAA19CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA143.md): Cessna 421 · Woodruff, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 10, 2019 · N581CJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain to directional control during takeoff from a snow-covered runway with a right, quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a snowbank.
- [NTSB GAA18CA546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA546.md): Piper PA28 · De Pere, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2018 · N7595R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision not to abort the takeoff after the airplane encountered standing water on the runway, which decreased its speed and led to its subsequent inability to climb and resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB GAA18CA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA432.md): Piper PA28 · Oregon, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 19, 2018 · N9267H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to take off with a known brake malfunction, which resulted in a collision with a barn during landing on a wet runway.
- [NTSB CEN18LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA115.md): Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 · Sheboygan, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2018 · N1174U · Substantial damage
  > The restricted cyclic control movement for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing of the cyclic control system did not reveal any evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…
- [NTSB GAA18CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA005.md): Cessna 172 · Black River Falls, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2017 · N9664Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA523.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Redgranite, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2017 · N95356 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA420.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008 · Lone Rock, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 18, 2017 · N445X · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control and runway excursion during the aborted landing. Contributing to the improper landing flare was the student’s distraction by a deer…
- [NTSB GAA17CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA224.md): Stinson 108 · Woodruff, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 7, 2017 · N9363K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's incorrect brake usage and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN17FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA067.md): Demmer BD-4 · Brookfield, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 2017 · N311SD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff when he was not able to maintain directional control in the strong crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA16CA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA476.md): Luscombe 8 · Juneau, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 10, 2016 · N1263K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the foot pad cover slipping off the right rudder pedal during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN16LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA288.md): Cessna 208B · Baldwin, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 2016 · N7581F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land the fully loaded parachutist drop airplane on a wet grass runway that had insufficient length for the landing in high temperature conditions, which resulted in a runway overrun, when a more suitable longer runway was available at…
- [NTSB CEN16LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA274.md): Chance Vought F4U 5 · East Troy, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2016 · N179PT · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the O-ring in the left brake master cylinder for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA323.md): Mooney M20 · Reedsburg, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2016 · N9139U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's long landing and failure to stop the airplane on the runway, resulting in an overrun, impact with a fence, and substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB GAA16CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA292.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Rochester, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2016 · N1127N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, left main landing gear collapse, and a nose down. Contributing to the accident was the wind shift.
- [NTSB GAA15CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA287.md): Piper PA 24 · West Bend, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 26, 2015 · N8583P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain his descent rate during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN15LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA418.md): Cessna 421B · Platteville, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2015 · N813CA · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of right engine power for undetermined reasons with insufficient runway remaining for the aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA15CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA033.md): Lancair LC 40 550FG · Middleton, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 1, 2015 · N777XX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing.
- [NTSB CEN14FA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA399.md): Zimmerman Breezy · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2014 · N3AZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing while the air traffic controller was simultaneously coordinating the landing of three airplanes on the same runway, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway and impacting a parked ground…
- [NTSB CEN14CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA362.md): Aeronca 65CA · Pulaski, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 12, 2014 · N36562 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flight control inputs resulting in a loss of control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN14CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA257.md): Piper PA 28R-200 · La Pointe, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2014 · N32195 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.
- [NTSB CEN13LA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA503.md): Cessna 182A · Concord, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2013 · N5131D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly plan for a maximum performance takeoff by not fully addressing the elevated density altitude or the nonstandard runway surface conditions and his failure to properly configure the airplane's flap setting for the accident…
- [NTSB CEN13CA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA457.md): Stearman A75 · Appleton, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2013 · N234X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB CEN13LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA023.md): Beech B90 · Sturtevant, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 2012 · N821DA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to continue the landing after touching down long and on a wet runway that reduced the airplane’s braking capability, which resulted in an overrun.
- [NTSB CEN12CA596](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA596.md): Arvold Jordon R CH 750 · Colfax, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2012 · N32JA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing with a gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN12CA510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA510.md): Cessna 172S · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2012 · N462TR · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with a runway light.
- [NTSB CEN12CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA465.md): Mooney M20J · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2012 · N339PB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive airspeed at touchdown and his loss of control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN12CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA380.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Sheboygan, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2012 · N721SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB CEN11CA665](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA665.md): Esselstyn Chuck RV-6 · Lyons, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 23, 2011 · N6YC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point while landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?state=WI&page=2

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '300' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence?state=WI

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.