Ravin 500 C-GPDZ

Summary

On 21 July 2025 at about 23:56 local time, a Ravin 500 registered C-GPDZ was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 July 2025 at 23:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wittman Rgnl (OSH)

Coordinates

43.9911, -88.5610

Aircraft

Ravin 500

Registration

C-GPDZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Preston → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA278

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the left main landing gear lateral pushrod end fitting which resulted in a landing gear collapse during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane touched down on the runway and as the airplane decelerated, the left main landing gear collapsed. The left wing and the left horizontal stabilizer struck the ground during the collapse, and the airplane came to rest on the north side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, the left horizontal stabilizer, and the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed that the left main landing gear lateral pushrod end fitting failed which allowed the left main landing gear to collapse during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.