# NTSB CHI81FEP43: Mooney M20J, Oshkosh, WI, August 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1981
- Place: Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEP43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP43

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1931   81/8/1    OSHKOSH,WI          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 174
        TIME - 1130                    N5665V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAGINAW,MI                  OSHKOSH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER ACFT,MOONEY M20J, C-GYJW.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1931   81/8/1    OSHKOSH,WI          MOONEY M20J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 241
        TIME - 1130                    C-GYJW              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,WI                OSHKOSH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- STRUCK ANOTHER ACFT FROM BEHIND,PIPER PA-28,N5665V.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: C-GYJW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Wittman

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5665V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5665V), registered now, S/N 28-7790491, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wittman

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810801050212A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801050212A), Aug 1, 1981: Piper PA28181, Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. Was struck from behind by a landing aircraft, cgyjw, while taxiing on edge of runway after landing.

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.

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