The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Location: Oshkosh, WI
Accident Number: CEN21LA336
Date & Time: July 23, 2021, 13:45 Local
Registration: N997RV (A1); N747JG (A2)
Aircraft: Driver RV-7 (A1); GRAY RV-8 (A2)
Injuries: 1 None (A1); 1 None (A2)
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal (A1); Part 91: General aviation - Personal (A2)
On July 23, 2021, about 1345 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built RV-7 airplane, N977RV, sustained minor damage and a RV-8 airplane, N747JG, sustained substantial damage when they were involved in an accident at the Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilots of both airplanes were not injured. The airplanes were operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilots reported that they were landing at OSH in a four-airplane formation. They were cleared to land on the green dot on runway 27. The RV-8 was in the number two position and the RV-7 was right behind it in the number 4 position.
The pilot of the RV-8 reported that they touched down and shortly thereafter air traffic control informed them to turn right onto the grass. He started the turn when suddenly the RV-7 struck his airplane.
The pilot of the RV-7 reported that his airplane touched down and bounced. It settled back onto the runway and started to slow. As the tailwheel touched down, the RV-8 temporarily went out of view. When the RV-8 came back into view, it was turning in front of his airplane. He immediately applied the brakes and added right rudder, but his left wing impacted the RV-8’s rudder, aileron, and right wing which resulted in substantial damage.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information (A1)
Aircraft Make: Driver
Registration: N997RV
Model/Series: RV-7
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information (A2)
Aircraft Make: GRAY
Registration: N747JG
Model/Series: RV-8
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KOSH,782 ft msl
Observation Time: 12:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 29°C /22°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 4000 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 190°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 9 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.04 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information (A1)
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Minor
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 43.984491,-88.556935
Wreckage and Impact Information (A2)
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 43.984491,-88.556935
Knowing the community at Airventure and especially the RV nation, those two airplanes will probably be repaired and flying again before the ink on the report is dry.
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