Sunday, June 21, 2015

Mooney M20K 231, N1168Z: Accident occurred June 21, 2015 in Sheboygan Wisconsin

NTSB Identification: CEN15LA279
 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, June 21, 2015 in Sheboygan, WI
Aircraft: MOONEY M20K, registration: N1168Z
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

On June 21, 2015, about 1130 central daylight time, the pilot of a Mooney M20K, N1168Z, made a forced landing in a wheat field 5 miles south of Sheboygan (KSBM), Wisconsin. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed and activated. The flight originated from KSBM at 1113 and was destined for Elkhart (KEKM), Indiana.

Preliminary information indicates that shortly after the airplane departed, the pilot advised he was returning to KSBM due to low oil pressure. The pilot made a forced landing in a wheat field 5 miles south of the airport. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane reported finding no oil in the crankcase. He reported the rear bulkhead was wrinkled and the empennage was twisted.

JAMES R.  PAWLAK:  http://registry.faa.gov/N1168Z


TOWN OF WILSON, Wis. — A pilot has survived an emergency plane landing in eastern Wisconsin after his engine lost power.

The Federal Aviation Administration notified the Sheboygan County sheriff's office just after 11:30 a.m. Sunday that a plane had crashed in southern Sheboygan County.

Shortly afterward, the pilot, identified as a man from Cleveland, Wisconsin, called to say his Mooney airplane had lost engine power and he had to make an emergency landing in a farm field in the Town of Wilson.

Deputies and emergency responders went to the scene. The man was not hurt, and his plane was intact with no fuel leakage.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

Source:  http://www.startribune.com

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