Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Waukesha County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188
Sunday, July 13, 2014 13:00 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On July 13, 2014, about 1300 central daylight time, a Piper PA 28-181 airplane, N9681K, impacted trees and terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while on approach to land at the Waukesha County Airport, Waukesha, Wisconsin. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by Wisconsin Fox River Flyers, Inc., under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not on a flight plan. The flight originated from the Watertown Municipal Airport, Watertown, Wisconsin, about 1220.
The pilot reported that he had entered the airport traffic pattern for landing. When the airplane was abeam the approach end of the runway, he reduced power, applied carburetor heat, and confirmed that the auxiliary fuel pump was on. When the airplane was on the base leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot attempted to increase engine power but the engine did not respond. He stated that even full throttle did not result in an increase in power. He attempted moving the engine and carburetor heat controls to no avail. While attempting the remedial actions he had turned toward the runway and declared an emergency. The airplane impacted trees and terrain short of the runway resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane confirmed that fuel was present. The engine was rotated and compression was verified on all cylinders. The magnetos showed spark that was confirmed at all of the spark plug leads. No mechanical reason for the loss of engine power was found. At the time of the accident the temperature and dew point were 24 degrees C and 17 degrees C respectively. According to a carburetor icing probability chart, the temperature and dew point were in a range of susceptibility for moderate icing at cruise power settings and serious icing at descent power settings.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/13/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1300 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Waukesha |
| Event State | WISCONSIN |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 53188 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 430228N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0881413W |
| Event Location Airport | WAUKESHA COUNTY |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | UES |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 44 |
| Airport Elevation | 912 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1245 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | UES |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 912 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 3400 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 24 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 17 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 250 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.92 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KUES 131745Z 25009KT 10SM BKN034 24/17 A2992 |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 2 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 4 2014 3:38PM |
| User who most recently changed record | brajo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N9681K |
| NTSB Number | CEN14LA443 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | PA 28-181 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 181 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 28-7690274 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 2 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Apr 4 2014 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 7291 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | C91 |
| Aircraft Owner Name | WISCONSIN FOX RIVER FLYERS INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 7333 S 36TH ST |
| Aircraft Owner City | FRANKLIN |
| Aircraft Owner State | WI |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 531329466 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | WISCONSIN FOX RIVER FLYERS INC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 7333 S 36TH ST |
| Operator City | FRANKLIN |
| Operator State | WI |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 531329466 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | RYV |
| Departure City | Watertown |
| Departure State | WI |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1220 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | UES |
| Destination City | Waukesha |
| Destination State | WI |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 21 2014 12:21PM |
| User who most recently changed record | brajo |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 28 |
| Runway Length | 5849 |
| Runway Width | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |