# NTSB CEN24LA231: Foskett James J CH 750 Cruiser, N355VT, East Troy, WI, June 19, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 19, 2024, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: East Troy, WI - Coordinates: 42.798149, -88.367736 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7981&lon=-88.3677&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 194507 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA231 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194507/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194507 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA231 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Foskett James J CH 750 CRUISER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=056416V), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Foskett James J CH 750 CRUISER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056416V), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Foskett James J CH 750 CRUISER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=056416V), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Foskett James J CH 750 CRUISER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056416V), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Foskett James J CH 750 CRUISER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=056416V), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he and the pilot-rated passenger were practicing takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. During the fifth touch-and-go landing, a left quartering wind gust lifted the airplane’s tail and the airplane landed hard on the nose landing gear. The nose wheel separated, and the airplane came to rest on its nose in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident the airplane was landing on runway 26 with wind variable at 5 knots, gusting to about 12 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N355VT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355VT), registered now, S/N C75-11725, built 2024 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: FOSKETT JAMES J CH 750 CRUISER - Registry model: [Foskett James J CH 750 CRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/foskett-james-j-ch-750-cruiser) (registry code 056416V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Ulpower UL350IS](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-ul350is) (registry code 62000, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: C75-11725 - Year built: 2024 - Airframe hours: 44.3 - Engines: UL Power 350iS 130 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Foskett James J - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 6, 2024 - Airport: 57C, East Troy Muni, runway 8/26, 3,900 × 75 ft, concrete - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 9, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,142 total, 8.7 in this make and model, 1,114 as pilot in command, 10.1 in the last 90 days, 10.1 in the last 30 days, 2.5 in the last 24 hours - Pilot-rated passenger; injuries: none; flight instructor; seat: right; restraint: 3-point ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 9 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: KBUU, 7 nm away - METAR: KBUU 191535Z AUTO 22009G14KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A3017 RMK AO2 T02860208 PWINO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20240619013339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240619013339I), Jun 19, 2024: Foskett James J CH 750 CRUISER, East Troy, WI, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was being delivered to the new [privacy data omitted]. The pilot in command (PIC) was getting a few trips in the pattern from an… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 25, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194507. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17336317&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� email statement (CFI) (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 66 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17336573&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20-%20Passenger%20CFI-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 5 pages, 4 photos, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17336968&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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