Cessna R182 Skylane RG, N1685R: Accident occurred August 01, 2015 near Watertown Municipal Airport (KRYN), Wisconsin

DONALD S. PRUSINSKI: http://registry.faa.gov/N1685R 

NTSB Identification: CEN15LA333 
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, August 01, 2015 in Watertown, WI
Aircraft: CESSNA 182, registration: N1685R
Injuries: 1 Serious.

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 August 1, 2015, about 1745 central daylight time, a Cessna 182 airplane, N1685R lost engine power shortly after departing the Watertown Municipal Airport (KRYN), Watertown, Wisconsin. The airplane impacted trees and was substantially damaged. The private rated pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

The responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors reported that the pilot was doing touch-and-goes. The engine lost power and the airplane impacted trees and terrain about a mile southeast of the airport. The inspectors reported that the airplane sustained damage with the empennage separated from the fuselage, heavy damage to the right wing and fuselage. After an initial documentation of the wreckage, the airplane was transported to an airport hangar for further examination.

Date: 01-AUG-15
Time: 21:48:00Z
Regis#: N1685R
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 182
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: Minor
Damage: Minor
City: WATERTOWN
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States
Activity: Personal
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Milwaukee FSDO-13

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, WATERTOWN, WI.

WATERTOWN — Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and the Watertown Fire Department tell FOX6 News a single-engine plane crashed on Saturday evening, August 1st, and one man was injured.

The crash occurred in a wooded area south of Watertown (near Beryl Drive) shortly before 6:00 p.m.

The man who was injured was taken to Watertown Regional Hospital.

An initial investigation has revealed a 1978 single-engine Cessna was approaching the Watertown Airport for landing. The plane lost engine power and crashed through some trees — coming to rest on private property.

The plane’s pilot received only minor injuries.

The cause of the crash is under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.