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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Faughn James R KR-2 · Westbend, WI · July 21, 2015

Date
July 21, 2015 · 08:20 local
Place
Westbend, WI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N891JF
Reported as
Faughn James R KR-2
Reported engine
Amateur-built VOLKSWAGON
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,403 total1,270 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

July 21, 2015 N891JF an experimental amatuer built KR-2 with only the pilot on board was returning to madison Alabama from oshkosh (osh) eaa airventure. Shortly after departure from osh and climbing to 7500 feet the engine lost power. The pilot performed an emergency landing in a soy bean field near west bend Wisconsin. The aircraft came to rest at the edge of a corn field. The damage to the aircraft was minor and the pilot was uninjured. VFR conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

JULY 21, 2015 N891JF AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT KR-2 WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD WAS RETURNING TO MADISON ALABAMA FROM OSHKOSH (OSH) EAA AIRVENTURE. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM OSH AND CLIMBING TO 7500 FEET THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD NEAR WEST BEND WISCONSIN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE EDGE OF A CORN FIELD. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

Other reports on N891JF · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.