- Date
- August 2, 1997, 20:00 local (Aug 3, 1997, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N125MWCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970802020399A
- Case key
- 10659
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Probable cause
wake turbulence from another airplane encountered at an altitude which precluded regaining control of the airplane by the pilot.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
the pilot and both of his passengers stated that another airplane flew in front of their flight path as they were on short final approach. The airplane then landed hard. The pilot said that turbulence from the other airplane resulted in a temporary loss of control.
Factual narrative
On August 2, 1997, at 2000 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N125MW, sustained substantial damage during a landing on runway 36R, at Wittman Field, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The pilot said he thought he lost control due to turbulence from another airplane on final who overflew the flight path of his airplane. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed Platteville, Wisconsin, at 1838.
The pilot and both passengers noted that while established on final another high wing airplane overflew their flight path in an attempt to land on the same runway. The other airplane did execute a go around; however the pilot thought that due to turbulence from the other airplane, he lost control of his airplane and it experienced a hard landing.
A post accident examination of the accident airplane failed to reveal any preexisting anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N125MW
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262211
- Airframe hours
- 3,977
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Maurice H. Witten
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1997 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- PVB · Platteville, WI
- Destination
- OSH
- Airport
- OSH · Wittman Regional, runway 36R, 6,000 × 100 ft, concrete
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,728 total · 443 in this make and model · 1,505 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days · 37 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KOS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.