New Standard D-25 accident near West Bend, Wisconsin, June 13, 2003
On June 13, 2003 at about 5:38 pm local time, a New Standard D-25, registered N930V, was substantially damaged in an accident near West Bend, Wisconsin (West Bend Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's excessive braking during landing roll. Contributing factors to this accident were the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 2003 · about 5:38 pm local time
- Place
- West Bend, Wisconsin · West Bend Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- New Standard D-25 · all D-25s on the register
- Registration
- N930V · registry record · serial 152
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The experimental airplane nosed over during landing roll after a brake application to correct from a drift. When the airplane began to drift to the right, the pilot applied left brake. The airplane then started to rotate to the left, and the pilot applied right brake. The airplane then nosed over. The airplane's brakes and rudder pedals were collocated with each other instead of having a toe brake configuration. The pilot had a total time of 4 hours in the make and model of the accident airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,630 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 58 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 2,630 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 5, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,147 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 29, 2003; 18 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Wright R-760-8 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OSH Oshkosh WI at 5:00 pm
- Destination: ETB West Bend WI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 4,494 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 0 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,300 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observation at 5:37 pm from ETB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N930V the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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