Mid-air at Oshkosh 29/7/23
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Mid-air at Oshkosh 29/7/23
Sadly two people have died in a RotorWay Exec 162 after a collision with an ELA Aviación ELA 10 Eclipse autogyro over the airport - the RotorWay wreckage landed on a Mooney, fortunately unoccupied. The Eclipse crew were seriously injured. I presume both were opearting in the vicinity of the Ultralight strip...
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/318484
Earlier in the day, a T-6 crashed in Lake Winnebago while manoeuvring (presumably aerobatics), both crew died.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/318484
Earlier in the day, a T-6 crashed in Lake Winnebago while manoeuvring (presumably aerobatics), both crew died.
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Very bad day for Oshkosh. It seems to me [after 6 visits] that it is attended by a lot of pilots who can fly well, and others..........Seen a fatal collision there myself.
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I flew to Oshkosh once. Having done that, my subsequent visits have been by surface means. The day we flew in, a demonstration pilot killed himself right in front of us, and delayed our departure for hours, as the airport was closed. Oshkosh is a very experienced aircraft show venue, and really enjoyable, and I'm happy to not stress about flying in, and just enjoy the displays....
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As I understand it ( had already left OSH when it happened) those 2 accidents yesterday occurred outside of the OSH “controlled “ area. The UL procedure has changed this year and apparently one of the 2 did not follow the NOTAM , as to the T6 , above the lake , not really directly OSH related .
I fly/flew ro OSH , and if one reads and follows the NOTAM and its procedures nothing happens ,the last collision between 2 aircraft attending was in 1974 when radio was not mandatory. Seen the number of aircraft attending , flying in , landing incidents accidents are bound to occur but all in all it is relatively safe to fly in for an average GA pilot .
On the airshows ( the ones done by professionals) the last years i attended ( 2017 and 2019) it was pretty close sometimes, this year it was totally different , only one set of aircraft at the time , lot of blank times between the aircraft shows , “ safe “ maneuvers, no cowboys anymore like Jet Waco, Sukhoi 110 , or some private military jets . I wonder if this was the consequence to the B17 crash in Dallas last year.
I fly/flew ro OSH , and if one reads and follows the NOTAM and its procedures nothing happens ,the last collision between 2 aircraft attending was in 1974 when radio was not mandatory. Seen the number of aircraft attending , flying in , landing incidents accidents are bound to occur but all in all it is relatively safe to fly in for an average GA pilot .
On the airshows ( the ones done by professionals) the last years i attended ( 2017 and 2019) it was pretty close sometimes, this year it was totally different , only one set of aircraft at the time , lot of blank times between the aircraft shows , “ safe “ maneuvers, no cowboys anymore like Jet Waco, Sukhoi 110 , or some private military jets . I wonder if this was the consequence to the B17 crash in Dallas last year.
As I understand it ( had already left OSH when it happened) those 2 accidents yesterday occurred outside of the OSH “controlled “ area. The UL procedure has changed this year and apparently one of the 2 did not follow the NOTAM , as to the T6 , above the lake , not really directly OSH related .
Not airshow related, if that is what you mean.
Blancolirio video on the Texan:
The pilot of the AT-6 recorded her first solo on type back in May. Only 30yo, she was the daughter of a successful NFL athlete who's entire family flies. She was attending OSH with the aircraft to promote a WASP movie and took off from the airshow five minutes before the crash
https://www.wbay.com/2023/07/31/plan...ody-recovered/
The gyro responsible for the mid-air was an ELA 10 Eclipse being piloted by a sales rep who was doing demos and apparently had been previously warned about performing 360s. Expect a lawsuit there.
The pilot of the AT-6 recorded her first solo on type back in May. Only 30yo, she was the daughter of a successful NFL athlete who's entire family flies. She was attending OSH with the aircraft to promote a WASP movie and took off from the airshow five minutes before the crash
https://www.wbay.com/2023/07/31/plan...ody-recovered/
The gyro responsible for the mid-air was an ELA 10 Eclipse being piloted by a sales rep who was doing demos and apparently had been previously warned about performing 360s. Expect a lawsuit there.
