What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was being operated on a VFR repositioning flight from reedsburg, WI (C35) to Baraboo, WI (dll) after the left engine cylinder head temperature gauge probes had been replaced in C35. Approaching dll, the pilot stated that he noticed significant differences in the readings between the left and right engine egt/cht gauges. While preparing to land, the pilot moved his seat aft to get a better view of the gauges, which are located on the right side of the instrument panel. While recording the the gauge readings on a piece of paper, the airspeed decreased, the sink rate increased, and the aircraft impacted trees. The aircraft then crash landed in a corn field and came to a stop approximately 1/2 mile north of the approach end of runway 19.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM REEDSBURG, WI (C35) TO BARABOO, WI (DLL) AFTER THE LEFT ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE PROBES HAD BEEN REPLACED IN C35. APPROACHING DLL, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE READINGS BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE EGT/CHT GAUGES. WHILE PREPARING TO LAND, THE PILOT MOVED HIS SEAT AFT TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF THE GAUGES, WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE RECORDING THE THE GAUGE READINGS ON A PIECE OF PAPER, THE AIRSPEED DECREASED, THE SINK RATE INCREASED, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CRASH LANDED IN A CORN FIELD AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19.
NTSB investigation
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