Mukwonago--A 59-year-old pilot from Racine called 9-1-1 after he was forced to make an emergency landing Monday in the Mukwonago River.
"The aircraft has crashed into a river here, " said Vaughn Weeks. "It smashed into where?" the dispatcher asked. "A river," repeated Weeks.
The plane's engine quit as he was flying over I-43 near Mukwonago.
Instead of trying to land on the busy interstate, Weeks crash-landed in the river.
He walked away from the wreck with minor bumps and bruises.
Dispatcher: "Are you injured at all? Pilot: "I bumped my head, bleeding a little bit, I seem to be okay."
The FAA removed the plane's engine yesterday.
The rest of the aircraft was lited out of the water but remains along the banks of the Mukwonago River.
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 6849B Make/Model: PA22 Description: PA-22 Tri-Pacer, Caribbean, Colt
Date: 03/05/2012 Time: 2039
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: EAST TROY State: WI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A RIVER, NEAR EAST TROY, WI
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: MILWAUKEE, WI (GL13) Entry date: 03/06/2012
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