Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he was going too fast when he applied the brakes in order to make a turnoff. The airplane veered off the runway and the landing gear collapsed when the airplane ground-looped in the soft field.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10CA421 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 19, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Nearest airport
- Wittman Regional Airport (OSH)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Nord 3202
- N-number
- N2256Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.