- Date
- August 3, 1978
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780803032411A19780803032412A
- Case key
- 139359
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3557 78/8/3 OSHKOSH,WI PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2253 TIME - 1115 N32002 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 4 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NITTMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEILLSVILLE,WI OSHKOSH,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN REMARKS- N172TC LANDED ON TOP OF PIPER N32002.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3557 78/8/3 OSHKOSH,WI CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 276 TIME - 1115 N172TC PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLLAND,MI OSHKOSH,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN REMARKS- ACFT LANDED ON TOP OF ANOTHER ACFT
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N172TC
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Wittman Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N32002
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nittman Field
N32002Registration cancelled Jan 9, 2021 · Piper PA-28-151Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.