Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Wittman Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901
Friday, July 27, 2001 14:53 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The captain of the Boeing 727-2Q6 said they had just set takeoff rated thrust and were at approximately 80 to 100 knots, when he saw a Lancair 360 on the runway coming at them. The captain said he executed an abort and maneuvered left. The Boeing 727-2Q6's right wing passed over the top of the Lancair 360. The captain said, "We exited on [taxiway] Bravo, and taxied to the ramp." The captain said, "We were cleared to back taxi down [runway] 9. We were cleared for takeoff. We were told to expedite. There was a T-34 flight on final, 3 miles out. I turned [the airplane] and rolled." The pilot of the Lancair 360 said that he was taxiing to runway 9 following the signals of an airshow flag man (ground marshaller). "The flagman informed me that if I still wanted to depart that I could do so by taxiing quickly down the runway and get in front of the air show traffic. There was so much noise and commotion on the runway I failed to recognize the 727 who were back taxiing." The pilot said, "After spotting the 727 on the runway, I hugged the left side of the runway, giving him as much room as possible" The pilot said he was monitoring the runway frequency and didn't hear anything. The air traffic manager for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) airshow said they saw the Lancair 360 from the tower. The flag person said the Lancair approached him on runway 31, turned the 180 degrees, stopped, and shut down. The pilot stated he had a hot brake and wanted to cool it off. The flag person pointed out that the field would be closing at 1500 and he would be unable to depart until after the air show, if he waited too long. The flag person said he suggested to the pilot that if he could, continue taxiing for departure. "I then explained that I wanted him to taxi in the grass, in front of the warbirds waiting for takeoff. I coordinated by radio with the EAA flag person at the departure point that no aircraft were intending to taxi eastbound in the grass and it would be clear for the Lancair. The pilot agreed to my suggestion and restarted his engine. He turned 180 degrees to face me and I motioned him to come toward me, followed by signals to bear left onto the grass taxiway. The Lancair started his left turn, clearing my body, but before reaching the grass, straightened out and taxied the last 30 feet of rwy (runway) 31 and turned westbound on the edge of rwy 9. A B-727 that had back-taxied earlier, was lined up for an immediate takeoff on runway 9, his lights on. I broadcast[ed] an 'alert, alert, alert, that there was an aircraft on runway 9' on the Flightline Ops (Operations) network, knowing that the tower cab monitored our frequency. The 727 started his takeoff roll, but the Lancair continued taxiing along the edge of the runway. The 727 then went into reverse thrust and under heavy braking, moved to his left on the runway so as to clear the Lancair. His wingtip passed over the Lancair, but no contact was made." No damage was sustained by either airplane.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The unsafe condition caused when the pilot of the other airplane taxied onto the runway. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot of the other airplane not following the instructions given him by the ground marshaller, his wrong taxi route, and him not obtaining clearance to taxi onto the active runway.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 7/27/2001 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1453 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | OSHKOSH |
| Event State | WISCONSIN |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 54901 |
| Event Date Year | 2001 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | OSH |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0.5 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 270 |
| Airport Elevation | 808 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1453 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 270 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | OSH |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 808 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 24 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 13 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 130 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 12 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.22 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 1695 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 8 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 11290 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 27 2001 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1453 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2002 2:29PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N782AT | N163DS |
| NTSB Number | CHI01IA248A | CHI01IA248B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes | No |
| Damage | None | None |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Boeing | Smith |
| Aircraft Model | 727-2Q6 | Lancair 360 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 21972 | 751 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 210000 | 2042 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 182 | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 3 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- | -- |
| ELT Installed | No | No |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | BATA LEASING LLC | DONALD J. SMITH |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 500 NACHES AVE SW FL 3 | 9400 E. ILIFF AVENUE, APARTMENT 231 |
| Aircraft Owner City | RENTON | DENVER |
| Aircraft Owner State | WA | CO |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 98055 | 80231 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | AMERICAN TRANS AIR | CHARLES H. BRENNER |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | P. O. BOX 51609 | 3322 BLUE GRASS CIRCLE |
| Operator City | INDIANAPOLIS | CASTLE ROCK |
| Operator State | IN | CO |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 46209 | 80104 |
| Operator Code | AMTA | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | -- | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Ferry | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | OSH | OSH |
| Departure City | OSHKOSH | OSHKOSH |
| Departure State | WI | WI |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1453 | 1453 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | MDW | -- |
| Destination City | CHICAGO | Unknown |
| Destination State | IL | -- |
| Destination Country | USA | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff | Taxi - to takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | Yes | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 13 2001 3:37PM | Jun 17 2005 11:07AM |
| User who most recently changed record | SULP | NTSB\HAMG |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 09 | 09 |
| Runway Length | 6178 | 6178 |
| Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |