MEC&F Expert Engineers : Rand Robinson KR-2 small plane crashes in Washington County, WI corn field, pilot not hurt

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Rand Robinson KR-2 small plane crashes in Washington County, WI corn field, pilot not hurt


WASHINGTON COUNTY, WI

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash of a small plane in a corn field in the Town of Barton on Tuesday morning, July 21st.
Deputies were dispatched to the scene on Country Trunk D around 8:15 a.m.  When they arrived, they found the pilot was not hurt.

The investigation determined the pilot, a 58-year-old Harvest, Alabama man with 25 years of flying experience, had taken off from EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh and was traveling to DeKalb, Illinois. He was flying a home-built, experimental aircraft — and reached an altitude of approximately 7,500 feet.

Approximately 23 minutes into the flight, the engine suffered a mechanical failure which stalled the plane’s engine. The pilot then glided the aircraft for 15 miles attempting to reach a homemade air field in the Town of Barton which no longer exists. The pilot then landed the aircraft in a soy bean field, traveled several hundred feet and came to rest in a bordering corn field.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the FAA Milwaukee office. At this time it is believed that the engine suffered a mechanical failure while in flight.

Date:21-JUL-2015
Time:-08:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic KR2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Rand Robinson KR-2
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N891JF
C/n / msn: 7219
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location:NW of Barton, WI -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Wittman Rgnl (KOSH)
Destination airport:DeKalb Taylor Muni (KDKB)
 
Narrative:
Following a loss of engine power enroute from Oshkosh, the aircraft, an experimental Faughn built KR-2, force landed to farm field terrain east of Hahn Sky Ranch Airport (2T5), West Bend, Wisconsin. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
Sources: http://fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/plane-crashes-after-leaving-airventure-in-washington-county
http://www.wkow.com/story/29599245/2015/07/21/small-plane-goes-down-in-washington-county-field
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=891JF

http://jfaughn.com/other/kr/krgeneral/kr_2.html